SOLUTION: Two sailboats, one averaging 20 miles per hour and the other 18 miles per hour, start at the same place and follow the same course. The slower boat arrives at the end of the course

Question 515616: Two sailboats, one averaging 20 miles per hour and the other 18 miles per hour, start at the same place and follow the same course. The slower boat arrives at the end of the course 1/6 of an hour after the faster sailboat. How far did each boat travel?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Time slower boat - time faster boat = 1/6 h
let x be the distance
time slower boat = x/18
time faster boat = x/20
x/18 - x/20 =1/6
LCD = 180. Multiply by LCD
10x-9x=30
x=30
3o miles
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