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Late to School Puzzle Solution:
Apple left for class 15 minutes before Cabbage. Apple was going at 60 yards per minute. So Apple traveled 900 yards before Cabbage started. To determine when Apple and Cabbage passed each other, we can solve for the time when their distances are equal. That would be the 900 yard head start plus how far Apple could go for the time that Cabbage would go at 150 yards per minute. The formula would be 900 + (60 x M) = 150 x M where M is the minutes that would make the distances equal. Subtracting 60M from each side of the equation results in 900 = 90M or M = 10 minutes.

So, since Cabbage started at 8:15, they would meet at 8:25 am.

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