Help I’m crying!!! He and she are competing in a 42 mile race. He has already finished 18 miles of the race and is traveling at

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Help I’m crying!!! He and she are competing in a 42 mile race. He has already finished 18 miles of the race and is traveling at

a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. She starts at 16 miles per hour. Equation: 18+12x= 0+ 16x (x= 4.5) will she catch up to him before the race is over?

Mathematics

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Yuri [45] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-09T08:46:22+03:00

Yuri [45]3 years ago

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No, He is already 18 miles ahead of her, if she were to run faster than Him it would take 2.62 hours.