SOLUTION: Mervin and Leela are in bumper cars. They are at opposite ends of a 100-meter track heading toward each other. If Mervin moves at a rate of 5.5 meters per second and Leela moves at
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Question 1003490: Mervin and Leela are in bumper cars. They are at opposite ends of a 100-meter track heading toward each other. If Mervin moves at a rate of 5.5 meters per second and Leela moves at a rate of 3.2 meters per second, how long does it take for them to collide? Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since together they shorten the distance between them by 8.7 m/s, we divide 100 m by 8.7 m/s and get
100/8.7 = 11.49 seconds
