In this scenario, the first step is to assign variables.
We define:
x: time measured in minutes
y: distance covered.
The equations formulated are as follows:
For Kathleen:

For Arnob:

At the moment Arnob meets Kathleen, we have:

Next, we isolate x.
We now have:


Answer:
Arnob takes a total of 75 minutes to catch up to Kathleen:
d. 75
The answer to the problem above is the fourth triangle. To explain: Triangle 1 has a side length of 50 inches, with Triangle 2 measuring 40 inches as it is 80% of Triangle 1. Triangle 3 then measures 32 inches due to it being 80% of Triangle 2, and Triangle 4 comes down to 25.6 inches, which is 80% of Triangle 3. Hence, Triangle 4 will be the first to have a side length under 29 inches.