SOLUTION: Nick and James leaves home going in opposite directions. Nick is walking at 4mph and james is jogging at 6mph. after how long will they be 8 miles apart?
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Question 1020264: Nick and James leaves home going in opposite directions. Nick is walking at 4mph and james is jogging at 6mph. after how long will they be 8 miles apart? Found 2 solutions by fractalier, josmiceli:Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! They are separating at 4+6 = 10 miles per hour.
Time = distance / rate = 8 miles / 10 mph = .8 hours = 48 minutes
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Think of one of them as standing still.
Think of the other one moving at the sum
of their speeds.
Let = time in hrs for them to be 8 mi apart
They will be 8 mi apart in 48 min
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