SOLUTION: Two runners leave from the same location traveling in opposite directions. The first runner is running at 8 mph and the second is running at 10 mph. How long have they been running
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Question 548973: Two runners leave from the same location traveling in opposite directions. The first runner is running at 8 mph and the second is running at 10 mph. How long have they been running when they are 36 miles apart?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They are running in opposite directions
so effective speed = 10+8 = 18 mph
d=36
time = 36/18 = 2 hours
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