Posted on Thursday, June 07, 2007

Mouse Race

Two mice are racing around the edges of a square whose sides are 2 feet in length. They start at the same vertex (corner) and both go in a clockwise direction. One mouse travels at a constant rate of 1 foot per second, and the second mouse travels at a constant rate of 2 feet per second. After 22 seconds, how far apart will the mice be from each other?