7. Flyball is a relay race for dogs. In each of the four legs of the relay, a dog jumps over
hurdles, retrieves a ball from a flybox, and runs back over the hurdles. The collie starts
the course 0.3 second before the German shepherd. How many seconds does it take
for the German shepherd to catch up with the collie? (TEKS A.5.A)
flybox
The collie is running
23.4 feet per second.
51 ft
The German shepherd
is running 24 feet per
second
A
©
0.3 sec
11.7 sec
B
D
1.8 sec
13.3 sec