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Billy and his younger brother, Reggie, are going to race each other to the park. They will start running at the same time, but Billy is letting Reggie start 20 meters ahead. Billy can run 8 meters per second, and Reggie can run 6 meters per second.Which equation can you use to find s, the number of seconds it will take for Billy to catch up to Reggie if they each run as fast as they can?20+6s=8s20s+6=8sHow long will it take for Billy to catch up to Reggie?Simplify any fractions. seconds

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Billy and his younger brother, Reggie, are going to race each other to the park. They will start running at the same time, but Billy is letting Reggie start 20 meters ahead. Billy can run 8 meters per second, and Reggie can run 6 meters per second.Which equation can you use to find s, the number of seconds it will take for Billy to catch up to Reggie if they each run as fast as they can?20+6s=8s20s+6=8sHow long will it take for Billy to catch up to Reggie?Simplify any fractions. seconds

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The equation to find s, the number of seconds it will take for Billy to catch up to Reggie is 20 + 6s = 8s. This equation represents the distance each brother will run. Reggie starts 20 meters ahead, so his total distance is his starting lead plus the distance he runs, which is his speed (6 meters per second) times time (s). Billy's total distance is his speed (8 meters per second) times time (s).

To solve for s, we can subtract 6s from both sides of the equation to get 20 = 2s. Then, divide both sides by 2 to solve for s.

So, s = 20 / 2 = 10 seconds.

Therefore, it will take Billy 10 seconds to catch up to Reggie.

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