SOLUTION: A bicycle path is 4 miles long. A man walks from one end at the rate of 3 mph. At the same time, a friend bicycles form the other end, traveling at 9 mph. In how many minutes will
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Question 868443: A bicycle path is 4 miles long. A man walks from one end at the rate of 3 mph. At the same time, a friend bicycles form the other end, traveling at 9 mph. In how many minutes will they meet?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A path is 4 miles long. A man walks from one end at the rate of 3 mph.
At the same time, a friend bicycles form the other end, traveling at 9 mph.
In how many minutes will they meet?
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let t = time in hrs for them to meet
3t + 9t = 4
12t = 4
t = 4/12 * 60 = 20 minutes
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