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 from the other end, traveling at 9 mph. In how many minutes will
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Question 996268: 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 from the other end, traveling at 9 mph. In how many minutes will they meet?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, lwsshak3:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can think of this as one person
standing still and the other traveling
at the sum of their speeds
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Let = time in hrs when they meet
Convert hrs to min
They will meet in 20 min
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check:
Let = distance the walking man
travels in 20 min
= distance friend travels
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Equation for walker:
mi
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Equation for biker:
mi
OK
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 from the other end, traveling at 9 mph. In how many minutes will they meet?
let x=time man and friend will meet
speed at which they are approaching each other=9+3=12 mph
Travel time=distance/speed=4/12=1/3 hr
In how many minutes will they meet? 20
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