SOLUTION: Ashley and Brittany are cousins were going on a trip with their families to visit their grandparents Mississippi the families decide to take two cars on the trip but both families

Click here to see ALL problems on Travel Word Problems

Question 1147201: Ashley and Brittany are cousins were going on a trip with their families to visit their grandparents Mississippi the families decide to take two cars on the trip but both families leave from Ashley's house and take the same route. Ashley's family drive in one car and a steady rate at 40 mph Britney's family leaves two hours later and drive at a constant rate of 50 mph. both families arrive at the grandparents house at the same time. what is the distance from Ashley House to the grandparents house
Answer by ikleyn(52879) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

Let d be the distance under the question. "A" family spent hours for their trip. "B" family spent hours for their trip. Difference in time was 2 hours, according to the condition. Hence, from the condition, you have this "time" equation - = 2 hours. To solve it, multiply both sides by 200. You will get 5d - 4d = 2*200 d = 400. It is your ANSWER : the distance is 400 miles.

Solved.