It seems it should be the other way... . How soon will the puppy catch up with the kitten.
The way you have it the kitten will never catch the pup. There is already 180m between them so, the distance will only increase because the puppy runs faster than the cat.
If the puppy runs after the cat, will eventually catch up with it and can be calculated. Not the other way around.
If the pup runs after the cat, the distance between them will decrease and the pup will catch the cat.
RT = D kitten
RT = D+180 puppy
20T = D
25T = D + 180
Substitution
25T = 20T +180
5T = 180
T = 36s
Answer:
See below
Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:
the scale factor is 4 to 1, or just 4.
Step-by-step explanation:
Data:
x: number of months
y: tree's height
Tipical grow: 0.22
Fifteen months into the observation, the tree was 20.5 feet tall: x=15 y=20.5ft (15,20.5)
In this case the slope (m) or rate of change is the tipical grow.
m=0.22
To find the line's slope-intercep equation you use the slope (m) and the given values of x and y (15 , 20.5) in the next formula to find the y-intercept (b):

Use the slope(m) and y-intercept (b) to write the equation:

A) This line's slope-intercept equation is: y=0.22x+17.2
B) To find the height of the tree after 29 months you substitute in the equation the x for 29 and evaluate to find the y:

Then, after 29 months the tree would be 23.58 feet in height
C) In this case as you have the height and need to find the number of moths you substitute the y for 29.96feet and solve the equation for x, as follow:

Then, after 58 months the tree would be 29.96feet tall