SOLUTION: Jonathon and Tim started running toward each other, Jonathon at 16 yards per minute and Tim at 18 yards per minute. If they were 1360 yards apart when they started running, how lon
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Question 42275: Jonathon and Tim started running toward each other, Jonathon at 16 yards per minute and Tim at 18 yards per minute. If they were 1360 yards apart when they started running, how long did it take for them to collide?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They are approaching each other at a combined rate of 34 yards per minute...divide that into 1360 yards and get
D = RT
T = D/R
T = 1360/34
T = 40 minutes
they are very slow...
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