SOLUTION: 2 boys with 2 way radios that have a range of 2 miles leave camp and walk in opposite directions. if one boy walks 3 mph and the other boy walks 4 mph, how long will it take befor
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Question 795182: 2 boys with 2 way radios that have a range of 2 miles leave camp and walk in opposite directions. if one boy walks 3 mph and the other boy walks 4 mph, how long will it take before they lose radio contact
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In other words, the question is, after how much time is the sum of their distances from the starting point more than 2 miles?
rate*time=distance
, the sum of their distances from starting.
hour or approximately more than 17 minutes 10 seconds.
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