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Question 1056977: A van full of storm chasers is driving along a straight road at 61 miles per hour in hopes of filming a tornado. The tornado, 5 miles away, is traveling along the same road and moving directly towards them, traveling at 36 miles per hour. If neither the van nor the tornado changes course, how long will it be before they meet?
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A van full of storm chasers is driving along a straight road at 61 miles per hour in hopes of filming a tornado.
The tornado, 5 miles away, is traveling along the same road and moving directly towards them, traveling at 36 miles per hour.
If neither the van nor the tornado changes course, how long will it be before they meet?
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let t = time for this to occur
When they meet the sum of their distances traveled will = 5 mi
Write a dist equation; dist = speed * time
61t + 36t = 5
97t = 5
t = 5/97 hrs
convert that to minutes
5%2F97 * 60 = 3.093 minutes