Two kids are racing towards a toy somewhere between them. Albert has 3.90 times further to run than Betty. Albert is to the West of the toy and Betty is to the East of the toy. Albert runs at a constant speed of 1.60 m/s. It takes him 2.90 s to reach the toy. How far did Albert run to reach the toy?

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Two kids are racing towards a toy somewhere between them. Albert has 3.90 times further to run than Betty. Albert is to the West of the toy and Betty is to the East of the toy. Albert runs at a constant speed of 1.60 m/s. It takes him 2.90 s to reach the toy.
How far did Albert run to reach the toy?

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given:

speed of Albert v1 = 1.60 m/s

acceleration of albert a =0 m/s (constant speed)

time taken by Albert to reach the toy t1 = 2.90 s

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