Question
Violet and Zoe were planning to run on a circular track with a circumference of 700 m. Both of them started jogging together at the same start point and moved round the track in a clockwise direction at uniform speeds. Violet completed a full round in 70 s. Zoe completed a full round in 50 s.
  1. How long would it take for Zoe to overtake Violet for the first time?
  2. How far was Zoe ahead of Violet after 14 s?
4 m
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Violet and Zoe were planning to run on a circular track with a circumference of 700 m. Both of them started jogging together at the same start point and moved round the track in a clockwise direction at uniform speeds. Violet completed a full round in 70 s. Zoe completed a full round in 50 s.
  1. How long would it take for Zoe to overtake Violet for the first time?
  2. How far was Zoe ahead of Violet after 14 s?