SOLUTION: Two friends are 60 miles apart. They decide to ride their bicycles to meet each other. Sally starts from the college and heads east, riding a a rate of 21 miles per hour. At the

Question 859819: Two friends are 60 miles apart. They decide to ride their bicycles to meet each other. Sally starts from the college and heads east, riding a a rate of 21 miles per hour. At the same time Teresa starts from the river and heads west, riding at a rate of 15 miles per hour. a) Draw a diagram showing the college and the river 60 miles apart and the two cyclists riding toward each other.
b) How far does each cyclist ride in t hours? c) When the two cyclists meet, what must be true about the distances they have ridden? Write and solve an equation to find when they meet. d) Would a park that is 26 miles west of the river be a good meeting place? Explain. Use a diagram, a table or a graph to support your answer.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a)
b)Sally rides 21t. Teresa rides 15t
c) The two distances adds up to 60.
21t+15t=60
36t=60
6t=10
t=10/6
t=5/3= 1 2/3 hours =1 hr and 40 minutes
d) Depends. Does the park have any facilities? How safe is the park? Are there roads to the park? Pretty dumb question.

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