SOLUTION: Anne and Mary went for a walk. Anne started walking 1 minute earlier than Mary did. �Anne walks at a speed of 6 feet per second �Mary walks at a speed of 8 feet per second Ho

Question 1025385: Anne and Mary went for a walk. Anne started walking 1 minute earlier than Mary did.
�Anne walks at a speed of 6 feet per second
�Mary walks at a speed of 8 feet per second
How many seconds had Anne been walking at the point when the two girls had walked the exact same distance?
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Anne and Mary went for a walk. Anne started walking 1 minute earlier than Mary did.
�Anne walks at a speed of 6 feet per second
�Mary walks at a speed of 8 feet per second
How many seconds had Anne been walking at the point when the two girls had walked the exact same distance?
:
let t = walking time of Anne in seconds
then
(t-1) = walking time of Mary
:
Write a distance equation: dist = speed * time
Mary's dist = Anne's dist
8(t-1) = 6t
8t - 8 = 6t
8t - 6t = 8
2t = 8
t = 8/2
t = 4 seconds Anne's walking time
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Check this by finding actual dist each walked, should be equal
4*6 = 24 ft
3*8 = 24 ft
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