+612 Wilma and Betty ran a 100-meter race at top speed, and Wilma finished when Betty had 10 meters to go. They decided to run again, but this time Wilma gave Betty an advantage. Wilma's starting point was 10 meters behind the original starting point. Given that Wilma and Betty run at the same speeds as the previous race, how many meters will Betty be from the finish line when Wilma crosses it?
+129852 Call Wilma's speed, W
So when Wilma runs 100m, Betty runs 100 - 10 = 90m
So...Betty's speed is 9/10 of Wilma's = (9/10)W
Note that Wilma rums 110 m and her rate = W
Call the distance that Betty runs, D, and her rate is (9/10)W
So ...D /R = Time
so....equating times, we have
110 / W = D / [(9/10)W] multiply both sides by [ (9/10)W ]
110 (9/10)W / W = D
110 (9/10) = D
[(110/ 10) * 9] = D
11 * 9 = D
99 = D
So....Betty runs 99m in the same time that Betty runs 110m....so....Betty is 1 m from the finish line when Wilma finishes the 110m
