Two people compete in a five-mile go kart race. Person A travels 1/10 miles every 15 seconds while Person B travels 3/8 mile every 48 seconds. Who wins the race? What is the difference of the finish times of the competitors?

a) Person B wins the race.

b) The difference in the finish times of the competitors is 110 s.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) We can find the time that takes Person A and B to finish the race:

Person A:

Where:

: is the time of Person A = 15 s [/tex]

: is the distance of Person A = 1/10 miles [/tex]

: is the total distance = 5 miles [/tex]

Person B:

Hence, Person B wins the race.        

b) The difference in the finish times is:

Therefore, the difference in the finish times of the competitors is 110 s.

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