Car A and car B take part in a race around a circular track.
One lap of the track measures 7.6 km.
Car A takes 2 minutes and 40 seconds to complete each lap of the track.
Car B takes 2 minutes and 25 seconds to complete each lap of the track.
Both cars travel at a constant speed.
(a) Calculate the speed of car A.
Give your answer in kilometres per hour.
km/h
(b) Both cars start the race from the same position, S, at the same time.
(i) Find the time taken when both car A and car B are next at position S at the same time.
Give your answer in minutes and seconds.
(ii) Find the distance that car A has travelled at this time.
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