In a race of 100km, John beats James by 10km and beats David by 13km. By how much will James beat David in a race of...

      

In a race of 100km, John beats James by 10km and beats David by 13km. By how much will James beat David in a race
of 120km assuming all run at constant speeds throughout?

  

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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 25, 2019 at 11:10

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