Question

A cheetah is running at a speed of 65mph while a gazelle is running at 47mph. If the gazelle is 1mi ahead of the cheetah, how far must the cheetah run to catch the gazelle? Please include an expression.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

lets use algebra
let c(t), g(t) be distances of cheetah

c(t) = 65*t
g(t) = 47*t + 1

Answer 3

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Answer 4

then solve c(t) = g(t)

Answer 5

65t = 47t + 1

18t = 1

t = 1/18

Answer 6

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