A modest cowculation
Algebra
Level
2
A cow is running from a Big and Bad Wolf at at rate of 6 m/s. The Wolf, which is big and bad, is chasing the cow at 10 m/s. If the cow is 10 meters away from the Big Bad Wolf, cowculate the time (in seconds) it will take the Big Bad Wolf to catch up to the cow.
The answer is 2.5.
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1 solution
Wolf is catching up at (10-6) = 4 m/s.
Distance/Rate = Time. 10/4 = 2.5 seconds.