Two mega-runners are running on a kilometer circular track. The run in opposite directions, each at a constant speed. The first runner takes minutes to finish a lap, and the second runner takes minutes to finish a lap. How many meters does the second runner run between the first and second meetings on the runners?
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When the first meet, it will look like the start except in a different location. Both people will be running in opposite directions at the same speed.
So now we need to figure out how many kilometers the runner who ran a lap in 5 minutes will run before the next meeting. The ration of the speed of the first runner to the second runner is 5 : 4 , meaning the first runner is 4 5 times faster than the second runner.
So when the first runner will travel 5 + 4 5 , or 9 5 of the track, the second runner will run 9 4 of the track.
9 4 of 7 2 0 kilometers is 3 2 0 kilometers. So now we can convert this into meters by multiplying by 1000.
This gives us an answer of 3 2 0 , 0 0 0 meters.