Nicky and Cristina are running a race. Since Cristina is faster than Nicky, she gives him a 48 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?
Pick one.
A) 15 seconds  B) 18 seconds  C) 24 seconds  D) 30 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 + 48 for cristina = c = 5 * t @ t = 24 , n = 120 c = 120 right answer ans : c"
Answer: C