Question
Violet and Wyatt were planning to run on a circular track with a circumference of 800 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 50 s. Wyatt completed a full round in 40 s.
  1. How long would it take for Wyatt to overtake Violet for the first time?
  2. How far was Wyatt ahead of Violet after 20 s?
4 m
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Violet and Wyatt were planning to run on a circular track with a circumference of 800 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 50 s. Wyatt completed a full round in 40 s.
  1. How long would it take for Wyatt to overtake Violet for the first time?
  2. How far was Wyatt ahead of Violet after 20 s?