SOLUTION: axel and dash are brothers they go to the same school.today they left for the school at same time and walked to school .axel walked at speed of 315 feet per minute. dash walked to

Question 1135514: axel and dash are brothers they go to the same school.today they left for the school at same time and walked to school .axel walked at speed of 315 feet per minute. dash walked to school at speed of 420 feet per minute.dash arrived 2 minutes before axel.what is the distance in feet between there home and school?

Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

Let x be the distance under the question.


Then you have this "time" equation


 -  = 2  minutes.           <<<---=== Every fraction on the left side is the time to cover the distance . . . 


To solve it, multiply both sides by 315*420. You wiil get


420x - 315x = 2*315*420


105x = 264600


x =  = 2520 ft.     ANSWER


CHECK.    = 8 minutes;    = 6 minutes;   8 - 6 = 2 minutes.   ! Correct !

Solved

From this solution, learn on how to write, how to use and how to solve a "time" equation.

---------------

To see many other similar solved problems, look into the lessons
- Had a car move faster it would arrive sooner
- How far do you live from school?
in this site.

RELATED QUESTIONS
Jack left school and walked home down Snakey Lane. His father left home at the same time (answered by jjordan95)

Carl can walk from his home to school in 30 minutes. It takes his sister 35 minutes to... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

Randy and Amy left school at the same time and began walking in opposite diretions. Randy (answered by checkley71)

Randy and Amy left school at the same time and began walking in opposite diretions. Randy (answered by stanbon)

A group of friends are travelling to the high school basketball game. They will need to... (answered by checkley79)

Randall and Amyra left school at the same time and began walking in opposite directions.... (answered by Paul)

Randall and Amyra left school at the same time and began walking in opposite directions.... (answered by stanbon)

Ellen and Kate raced on their bicycles to the library after school. They both left school (answered by stanbon,josmiceli)

Ellen and Kate raced on their bicycles to the library after school. They both left... (answered by josgarithmetic)