SOLUTION: wo people, 240 meters apart, start walking toward each other at rates of 1 m/sec. and 3 m/sec. Use the distance formula, d = rt, to find how long it will take before they meet.

Question 636626: wo people, 240 meters apart, start walking toward each other at rates of 1 m/sec. and 3 m/sec. Use the distance formula, d = rt, to find how long it will take before they meet.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
wo people, 240 meters apart, start walking toward each other at rates of 1 m/sec. and 3 m/sec. Use the distance formula, d = rt, to find how long it will take before they meet.
-----------
The speeds are added.
Use the distance formula, d = rt, to find how long it will take before they meet.

RELATED QUESTIONS
Two people, who are 315 meters apart, start walking toward each other at the same time.... (answered by Maths68)

Two children, who are 224 meters apart, start walking toward each other at the same... (answered by josmiceli)

Two children, who are 255 meters apart, start walking toward each other at the same... (answered by checkley71)

2 friends are at the mall 224 meters apart and start walking towards each other at the... (answered by richwmiller)

john and peter are 448 meters apart. they start walking towords each other at the same... (answered by solver91311,stanbon)

two horsemen spot each otherfrom 400 m apart, and start riding towards each other, one at (answered by ptaylor)

Two children, who are 252 meters apart start walking toward each other at the same... (answered by Fombitz)