SOLUTION: A jogger starts from one end of a 17-mile nature trail at 8:00 A.M. One hour later, a cyclist starts from the other end of the trail and rides toward the jogger. If the rate of the

Question 921842: A jogger starts from one end of a 17-mile nature trail at 8:00 A.M. One hour later, a cyclist starts from the other end of the trail and rides toward the jogger. If the rate of the jogger is 6 mph and the rate of the cyclist is 9 mph, at what time will the two meet?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look for the amount of time that the sum of the distances of jogger and cyclist become 17 miles.
Let t be an amount of time, NOT a point in time, that the cyclist travels until they meet.

______________rate_______time__________distance
JOG____________6_________t+1___________(____)
CYCL___________9__________t____________(____)
Total___________________________________17
Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A jogger starts from one end of a 17-mile nature trail at 8:00 A.M. One hour later, a cyclist starts from the other end of the trail and rides toward the jogger. If the rate of the jogger is 6 mph and the rate of the cyclist is 9 mph, at what time will the two meet?

Time both will meet:
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