SOLUTION: Ken and Keisha are traveling toward each other on the same path. Ken is bicycling at 8 mph and Keisha is jogging at 5 1/2 mph. If they are 3/4 of a mile apart, how long until the

Question 64190: Ken and Keisha are traveling toward each other on the same path. Ken is bicycling at 8 mph and Keisha is jogging at 5 1/2 mph. If they are 3/4 of a mile apart, how long until they meet?
Answer by 303795(602) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
With one moving at 8 mph and the other moving at 5.5 mph they are moving together at a speed of 13.5 mph. The time taken to travel 0.75 mile at that speed will be 0.75/13.5 = 0.0555 hours or 3.3 minutes

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