SOLUTION: A long-distance runner started on a course at an average speed of 6 mph. Half an hour later, a second runner began the same course at an average speed of 8 mph. How long after the

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Question 921875: A long-distance runner started on a course at an average speed of 6 mph. Half an hour later, a second runner began the same course at an average speed of 8 mph. How long after the second runner starts will the second runner overtake the first runner?
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