SOLUTION: Two search and rescue teams leave base at the same time looking for a lost boy. The first team on foot, heads north at 2mph; and the other, on horseback, head south at 4mph. How l
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Question 818402: Two search and rescue teams leave base at the same time looking for a lost boy. The first team on foot, heads north at 2mph; and the other, on horseback, head south at 4mph. How long will it take them to search a combined distance of 21 miles between them?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! s = d / t
t = d / s
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t = 21/(2 + 4)
t = 21/6
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t = 3.5 hours
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