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solve the maths puzzle 2

Two people driving on a race track come to a bend. One goes round the outside while the other goes round the inside. The driver on the inside only has 30 meters of track. The corner is seven meters thick. The outside driver can go at 87mph while the inside driver can do the speed of 48636/722. Which driver is quicker and what is their time round the bend?

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Reply 1
The inside driver would be faster.

Inside driver would take approximately 0.996 seconds around the bend.
Outside driver would take approximately 1.337 seconds around the bend.

I hope that's correct!

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