SOLUTION: Simon and Jane leave the train station at the same time. Simon is jogging east at 5 miles per hour. Jane is riding her bike west at 10 miles per hour.
A. How far apart will they b
Question 1147058: Simon and Jane leave the train station at the same time. Simon is jogging east at 5 miles per hour. Jane is riding her bike west at 10 miles per hour.
A. How far apart will they be after 2.5 hours?
B. How long will it take them to be 25 miles apart? Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josmiceli:Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since they are moving apart, their speeds will add.
You can think of one of them standing still and the
other one moving at the sum of their speeds
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A.
Let = their distance apart after hrs mi
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B.
Let = time in hrs for them to be mi apart hrs
1 hr 40 min
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check answers:
A.
Simon's equation: mi
and
Jane's equation: mi
and
OK
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B.
Simon's equation:
and
Jane's equation: hrs
OK
