SOLUTION: Two people start walking at the same time in the same direction. One person walks at 7 mph and the other person walks at 2 mph. In how many hours will they be 1.25 mile(s) apart?

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Question 1173079: Two people start walking at the same time in the same direction. One person walks at 7 mph and the other person walks at 2 mph. In how many hours will they be 1.25 mile(s) apart?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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Every hours the distance between them increases by 5 miles.


The time to get the distance of 1.25 miles between them is  1.25%2F5 = 1%2F4 of an hour = 15 minutes.    ANSWER

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