Tom and Joel ran a race. Tom ran it in 30 seconds and Joel ran it in 35 seconds.
Tom ran 2 yards per second faster than Joel. How fast did Tom run in yards per second?
Please show me all of your work.

Question

Tom and Joel ran a race. Tom ran it in 30 seconds and Joel ran it in 35 seconds.
Tom ran 2 yards per second faster than Joel. How fast did Tom run in yards per second?
Please show me all of your work.

anonymous · Answer

Let r be the speed Tom runs in yards/second.
r t = d, They both run the same distance and the difference in their speeds is 2 yards/second.

Solve the following equation for r.
r 30 = ( r - 2) 35
r, Tom's speed, = 14 yards/second.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks a lot !