Question
Vanessa and Elijah started running together along a cross country track. When Elijah completed the track in 37 minutes, Vanessa had run only 47 of the track. Vanessa’s average speed was 111 m/min slower than Elijah’s.
  1. How long was the cross country track in m?
  2. Find Vanessa’s average speed in m/min.
3 m
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Vanessa and Elijah started running together along a cross country track. When Elijah completed the track in 37 minutes, Vanessa had run only 47 of the track. Vanessa’s average speed was 111 m/min slower than Elijah’s.
  1. How long was the cross country track in m?
  2. Find Vanessa’s average speed in m/min.