SOLUTION: Two people are on opposite ends of a building they are 4780.4 feet apart walking towards each other, one walks at 1.5 feet per second and the other walks at 2.2 feet per second. ho
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Question 528512: Two people are on opposite ends of a building they are 4780.4 feet apart walking towards each other, one walks at 1.5 feet per second and the other walks at 2.2 feet per second. how long will it take before they meet?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They are converging at 1.5+2.2 = 3.7 ft/sec.
They have to cover 4780.4 ft.
4780.4/3.7 = 1292 sec
1292 sec / 60 sec/min = 21.53333 minutes
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