SOLUTION: The speedy punt returner and the ferocious defensive player are headed straight toward each other. The punt returner is traveling at a speed of 15 feet per second, while the defen

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Question 1158382: The speedy punt returner and the ferocious defensive player are headed straight toward each other. The punt returner is traveling at a speed of 15 feet per second, while the defensive player is traveling at 12 feet per second. If the two are exactly 54 feet apart, in how many seconds will they hit?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add their rates of travel
Let +t+ = time in seconds until they hit
+54+=+%28+15+%2B+12+%29%2At+
+54+=+27t+
+t+=+2+
They will hit in 2 seconds