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In a horse race, the winning horse's nose crosses the finish line 6 seconds before that of the second place horse. If a horse measures 7 feet in length from nose to tail and the winning horse wins by 2 lengths, how fast is the losing horse traveling?

A. 6 feet per second
B. 7/2 feet per second
C. 3 feet per second
D. 7/3 feet per second
E. 7/6 feet per second
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In a horse race, the winning horse's nose crosses the finish line 6 seconds before that of the second place horse. If a horse measures 7 feet in length from nose to tail and the winning horse wins by 2 lengths, how fast is the losing horse traveling?

A. 6 feet per second
B. 7/2 feet per second
C. 3 feet per second
D. 7/3 feet per second
E. 7/6 feet per second
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14 ft/6 sec=7/3 fps
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In a horse race, the winning horse's nose crosses the finish line 6 seconds before that of the second place horse. If a horse measures 7 feet in length from nose to tail and the winning horse wins by 2 lengths, how fast is the losing horse traveling?

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Loosing horse cross the finish after winning horse crosses in 6 secs and the distance loosing horse traveled is 7+7 feet (becoz it says the difference btw loosing horse and winning horse dist is 2 lengths = 2* 7 )

Speed of loosing horse = 14 / 6 = 7/3 feet per second Ans : D
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In a horse race, the winning horse's nose crosses the finish line 6 seconds before that of the second place horse. If a horse measures 7 feet in length from nose to tail and the winning horse wins by 2 lengths, how fast is the losing horse traveling?

A. 6 feet per second
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The gap that losing second place horse travelled in last 6 seconds = 2 lengths = 2*7 = 14

Speed of Second place horse = Distance / Time = 14/6 = 7/3 feet per second

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In a horse race, the winning horse's nose crosses the finish line 6 seconds before that of the second place horse. If a horse measures 7 feet in length from nose to tail and the winning horse wins by 2 lengths, how fast is the losing horse traveling?

A. 6 feet per second
B. 7/2 feet per second
C. 3 feet per second
D. 7/3 feet per second
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Starting from the moment the winning horse’s nose crosses the finish line, the second-place horse travels 2 lengths (i.e. 7 x 2 = 14 feet) in 6 seconds. Therefore, the second-place horse is traveling at a rate of:

14/6 = 7/3 feet per second.

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