Question
Lily and Sophia were planning to run on a circular track with a circumference of 900 m. Both of them started jogging together at the same start point and moved round the track in a clockwise direction at uniform speeds. Lily completed a full round in 60 s. Sophia completed a full round in 50 s.
  1. How long would it take for Sophia to overtake Lily for the first time?
  2. How far was Sophia ahead of Lily after 18 s?
4 m
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Lily and Sophia were planning to run on a circular track with a circumference of 900 m. Both of them started jogging together at the same start point and moved round the track in a clockwise direction at uniform speeds. Lily completed a full round in 60 s. Sophia completed a full round in 50 s.
  1. How long would it take for Sophia to overtake Lily for the first time?
  2. How far was Sophia ahead of Lily after 18 s?