document.write( "Question 342284: rose and luke decided to take part in a twenty mile race. Luke runs at 5mph, while rose runs at 4mph. when Luke crosses the finish line, how far will rose be from finishing? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #244959 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! rose and luke decided to take part in a twenty mile race. \n" ); document.write( "Luke runs at 5mph, \n" ); document.write( "Luke DATA: \n" ); document.write( "rate = 5 mph ; distance = 20 miles ; time = 20/5 = 4 hrs \n" ); document.write( "------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "while rose runs at 4mph. \n" ); document.write( "Rose DATA: \n" ); document.write( "rate = 4 mph ; distance = 20 miles; time = 20/4 = 5 hrs \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "when Luke crosses the finish line, how far will rose be from finishing? \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Rose will be 1 hr. from the finish line. \n" ); document.write( "Her distance from the finish line will be 4 mph * 1 hr = 4 miles. \n" ); document.write( "====================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============== \n" ); document.write( " |