SOLUTION: Mackenzie and Roger both leave the park at the same time walking in opposite directions. Mackenzie walks 5 miles per hour, and Roger walks 6 miles per hour. Which equation represen

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Question 1134841: Mackenzie and Roger both leave the park at the same time walking in opposite directions. Mackenzie walks 5 miles per hour, and Roger walks 6 miles per hour. Which equation represents the distance d between them t hours after they have left the park
Answer by ikleyn(53777) About Me  (Show Source):
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This equation is


    d = 5*t + 6*t,


or, in equivalent and more simple form,


    d = (5+6)*t,

or

    d = 11t.              FINAL ANSWER

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The lesson to learn from my solution is THIS : 

     When two objects move in opposite directions,  the separation distance between them is  THE SUM  of individual distances.

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