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CEMC Fermat, 2004

Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

A soccer ball rolls at 4 m/s towards Marcos in a direct line from Michael. The ball is 15 m ahead of Michael who is chasing it at 9 m/s. Marcos is 30 m away from the ball and is running towards it at 8 m/s. The distance between Michael and Marcos when the ball is touched for the first time by one of them is closest to

(A) 2.00 m2.00\text{ m} (B) 2.25 m2.25\text{ m} (C) 2.50 m2.50\text{ m} (D) 2.75 m2.75\text{ m} (E) 3.00 m3.00\text{ m}

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