SOLUTION: Stacy and Heather are 20 miles apart and walk towards each other along the same route. Stacy walks at constant rate that is 1 mile per hour fast than heather's constant rate of 5 m

Question 1071256: Stacy and Heather are 20 miles apart and walk towards each other along the same route. Stacy walks at constant rate that is 1 mile per hour fast than heather's constant rate of 5 miles/hour. If Heather starts her journey 24 minutes after Stacy, how far from the original destination has Heather walked when the two meet?.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How far does Stacy get in min ?

mi
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After min, they will be
mi apart,
and you start a stopwatch to
measure time in hrs untill they meet
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Let = distance in miles Heather has
to walk utill they meet
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Heather's equation:
(1)
Stacy's equation:
(2)
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Plug (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2) hrs
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In hrs, Heather has walked:

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Heather walked 8 miles from her original
destination until they meet
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check:
Stacy must have walked mi

So Stacy walked a total of mi
and added to Heather's distance,
mi
OK

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