SOLUTION: Two travelers set out from a certain place going in the same direction. The first travels at a constant rate of 6 miles per hour, while the second goes 10 miles the first hour, 8 m

Question 976436: Two travelers set out from a certain place going in the same direction. The first travels at a constant rate of 6 miles per hour, while the second goes 10 miles the first hour, 8 miles the second hour, 6 miles the third hour and so on. After how many hours will the first traveler overtake the second? With what distance in miles, both have traveled at overtaking point?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two travelers set out from a certain place going in the same direction.
The first travels at a constant rate of 6 miles per hour, while the second goes 10 miles the first hour, 8 miles the second hour, 6 miles the third hour and so on.
After how many hours will the first traveler overtake the second?
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We can do this with a table
Hr 1st 2nd
1 6 10
2 12 18
3 18 24
4 24 28
5 30 30 Both are 30 mi from start in 5 hrs
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