Question
Tim and Rich are racing up a 25-foot wall. Tim climbs at 8 inches per minute and Rich climbs at 10 inches per minute. If Tim has a 5 minute head start, by how many SECONDS does the winner beat the other?
Answers
R_scott
25 feet is 300 inches
Tim has a 40 inch head start
... it takes him ... (260 / 8) minutes to reach the top
it takes Rich ... (300 / 10) minutes to reach the top
Tim has a 40 inch head start
... it takes him ... (260 / 8) minutes to reach the top
it takes Rich ... (300 / 10) minutes to reach the top