document.write( "Question 1094187: Leona Jackson and Sam Peterson love to walk. Leona walks 5 miles per hour. Sam walks 6 miles per hour. Assume they start walking from the same place and walk in a straight line. Sam starts 1/2 hour after Leona. How long will it take Sam to meet Leona? How many miles would each have walked? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #708787 by greenestamps(13203)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (1) When Sam starts walking, how far has Leona walked? \n" ); document.write( "(2) At what rate does Sam catch up to Leona? That is, how many miles farther does he walk each hour? \n" ); document.write( "(3) At the rate from question (2), how many hours does it take Sam to make up the distance from question (1)? \n" ); document.write( " |