SOLUTION: Tom and Leo jogged together for about 1 hr at the speed of 5mph. After that, Tom jogged faster by 1 mph and Leo jogged slower by 1mph. How long will it take them to be 1 mile apart

Question 867331: Tom and Leo jogged together for about 1 hr at the speed of 5mph. After that, Tom jogged faster by 1 mph and Leo jogged slower by 1mph. How long will it take them to be 1 mile apart, after they started jogged at different speed?
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Tom and Leo jogged together for about 1 hr at the speed of 5mph. After that, Tom jogged faster by 1 mph and Leo jogged slower by 1mph. How long will it take them to be 1 mile apart, after they started jogged at different speed?
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let x=time it will take for Leo and Tom to be 1-mile apart
4= Leo's speed
6= Tom's speed
travel time*speed=distance
6x-4x=1
2x=1
x=1/2
time it will take for Leo and Tom to be 1-mile apart=1/2 hr

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