SOLUTION: You and a friend start biking in opposite directions from the same point. You travel 108 feet every 8 seconds. Your friend travels 63 feet every 6 seconds. How far apart are

Question 854482: You and a friend start biking in opposite directions from the same point. You travel 108 feet every 8 seconds. Your friend travels 63 feet every 6 seconds.
How far apart are you and your friend after 15 minutes?
After 20 minutes, you take a 5 minute rest, but your friend does not. How far apart are you and your friend after 40 minutes?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15*60=900 seconds
you 12150 ft in 15 minutes
friend 9450 ft after 15 minutes
after 40 minutes 35*60=2100 for you 28350 ft
after 40 minutes 40*60=2400 seconds 25200 ft
28350-25200=3150 ft about .6 miles apart
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