SOLUTION: A boat travels at 16 miles per hour. At the same time and at the same starting point, a kayak follows the boat's path and begins traveling at 8 miles per hour. After how much tim
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Question 1200227: A boat travels at 16 miles per hour. At the same time and at the same starting point, a kayak follows the boat's path and begins traveling at 8 miles per hour. After how much time will they be 24 miles apart? Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The relative speed of the boat and they kayak is 16 mi/h - 8 mi/h = 8 mi/h.
At this relative speed, the time required to separate by 24 miles is:
t = d/v = 24 mi/(8 mi/h) = 3 hours
