SOLUTION: Two runners are running toward each other from opposite ends of a six mile stretch. One runner is running at 6 miles per hour and the other at 3 miles per hour. A dog is running b

SOLUTION: Two runners are running toward each other from opposite ends of a six mile stretch. One runner is running at 6 miles per hour and the other at 3 miles per hour. A dog is running b

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Question 900872: Two runners are running toward each other from opposite ends of a six mile stretch. One runner is running at 6 miles per hour and the other at 3 miles per hour. A dog is running between the two back and forth to each runner. How many miles will the dog have run when the runners meet?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Depends on the speed of the dog.
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