The Hare And The Tortoise

A sportive young hare and a tortoise raced in opposite directions around a circular track that was 100 yards in diameter. They started at the same spot, but the hare did not move until the tortoise had a start of one eighth of the distance (that is, the circumference of the circle). The hare held such a poor opinion of the other's racing ability that he sauntered along, nibbling the grass until he met the tortoise. At this point the hare had gone one sixth of the distance.

How many times faster than he went before must the hare now run in order to win the race?

If I've done this properly, the diameter shouldn't matter, and I get 85/4 or 21.25. Am I wrong?

Originally posted by royalchicken
If I've done this properly, the diameter shouldn't matter, and I get 85/4 or 21.25. Am I wrong?

are you wrong????


no

correct as always


(i'll have to post a few harder ones tomorrow if you get them all solved)