SOLUTION: Jessica and Barbara start running from the same point at 2:00 PM. Jessica runs east at 4 miles per hour and Barbara runs north at 3.5 miles per hour. To the nearest tenth of a mile

Question 744941: Jessica and Barbara start running from the same point at 2:00 PM. Jessica runs east at 4 miles per hour and Barbara runs north at 3.5 miles per hour. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far apart are they at 4:15 PM?
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Jessica and Barbara start running from the same point at 2:00 PM. Jessica runs east at 4 miles per hour and Barbara runs north at 3.5 miles per hour. To the nearest tenth of a mile, how far apart are they at 4:15 PM?
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relative speed =
=~ 5.315 mi/hr
t = 2.25 hours
d = r*t

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