Nicky and Cristina are running a race. Since Cristina is faster than Nicky, she gives him a 54 meter head start. If Cristina runs at a pace of 5 meters per second and Nicky runs at a pace of only 3 meters per second, how many seconds will Nicky have run before Cristina catches up to him?	Options:
A) 15 seconds	B) 18 seconds	C) 25 seconds	D) 27 seconds	E) 45 seconds

Rationale: "used pluging in method say t is the time for cristina to catch up with nicky , the equation will be as under : for nicky = n = 3 * t + 54 for cristina = c = 5 * t @ t = 27 , n = 135 c = 135 right answer ans : d"
Answer: D