SOLUTION: Rhonda and Juan ride their bikes in opposite directions: Rhonda at 20 miles/hour and Juan at 15 miles/hour. In 24 minutes, how many miles will they be apart?

Question 1150852: Rhonda and Juan ride their bikes in opposite directions: Rhonda at 20 miles/hour and Juan at 15 miles/hour. In 24 minutes, how many miles will they be apart?
Found 3 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Rhonda:
..... In minutes, which is hours, she will be

from starting point
Juan:
..... In minutes, which is hours, she will be

from starting point
since they go in opposite directions, total distance in minutes is

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rhonda and Juan ride their bikes in opposite directions: Rhonda at 20 miles/hour and Juan at 15 miles/hour. In 24 minutes, how many miles will they be apart?
From her starting point, and travelling in a certain direction, Rhonda will travel , in 24 minutes
From the same starting point, and travelling in the opposite direction, Juan will travel , in 24 minutes
After 24 minutes, they will travel a total of:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rhonda and Juan ride their bikes in opposite directions: Rhonda at 20 miles/hour and Juan at 15 miles/hour. In 24 minutes, how many miles will they be apart?
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When moving in opposite directions, the speeds are added.
20 + 15 = 35 mi/hr
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d = r*t
35*0.4 = 14 miles.
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Sorry, no Master's Thesis for that.

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