Question 1

A cheetah can run at top speed for only about 20 seconds. If an antelope is too far away for a cheetah to catch it in 20 seconds, the antelope is probably safe. Your friend claims an antelope running 60 feet per second will not be safe if the cheetah running at 90 feet per second is 650 feet behind it. Is your friend correct

Question 2

Explain. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Cameron Boyd

22 September, 13:06

Question 1

A cheetah can run at top speed for only about 20 seconds. If an antelope is too far away for a cheetah to catch it in 20 seconds, the antelope is probably safe. Your friend claims an antelope running 60 feet per second will not be safe if the cheetah running at 90 feet per second is 650 feet behind it. Is your friend correct

Question 2

Explain. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Madelyn Baird · Answer 1

I think the cheetah will be safe. Because if you divide 650 feet by twenty seconds it is 32.5 feet per second, in which would be slower than the cheetah is going so he would probably be able to catch the antelope in less than twenty seconds.