Question
Mary and Owen started running together along a cross country track. When Owen completed the track in 29 minutes, Mary had run only 59 of the track. Mary’s average speed was 112 m/min slower than Owen’s.
  1. How long was the cross country track in m?
  2. Find Mary’s average speed in m/min.
3 m
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Mary and Owen started running together along a cross country track. When Owen completed the track in 29 minutes, Mary had run only 59 of the track. Mary’s average speed was 112 m/min slower than Owen’s.
  1. How long was the cross country track in m?
  2. Find Mary’s average speed in m/min.