Lola and Tara decide to race to the top of a 20 story building. Tara takes the elevator and Lola runs up the stairs. Lola can run up 1 story in 10 seconds. The elevator goes up a story in 8 seconds but stops for 3 seconds on every single floor. How long would it take for the slower one of Lola and Tara to reach the top floor?
How many seconds does Lola take to climb 20 stories? ** Lola climbs 20 stories in 20 stories x 10 seconds/story = <<20*10=200>>200 seconds
How many seconds does Tara take to go up 20 stories? ** Tara can go up the elevator in 8 seconds/story x 20 stories = <<8*20=160>>160 seconds without the stops at each floor.
How many seconds does the elevator stop for? ** The elevator stops for 3 seconds on each floor for a total of 20 stories x 3 seconds/story = <<20*3=60>>60 seconds.
How long does it take Tara to reach the top floor? ** In total it takes Tara 160 seconds + 60 seconds = <<160+60=220>>220 seconds to reach the top floor.
How long would it take for the slower one of Lola and Tara to reach the top floor? ** Because 200 < 220 Lola wins.
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