SOLUTION: 1) Officer Falheed and Officer O'Connell are 240km apart. They need to meet to transfer a suspect from one car to the other. They agree to leave at the same time, drive towards eac

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Question 185854: 1) Officer Falheed and Officer O'Connell are 240km apart. They need to meet to transfer a suspect from one car to the other. They agree to leave at the same time, drive towards each other, and meet along the route. Falheed averages 70k/hr and O'Connell averages 80k/hr. How long will it take the teo to meet each other to transfer the suspect
a) 1 hr 36 min b) 1 hr 46 min c) 2 hr 36 min d) 2 hr 46 min
2) A motorcycle traveling 60mph overtakes a police patrol car traveling at 40mph that had a 3hr head start. How far from the starting point are the two vehicles?
a) 360miles b) 279 miles c) 187 miles d) 290 miles
3) A certain trip took 40 min to complete. If half the distance was 100 and the other half at 60, what's the distance traveled during the trip?
a) 68 b) 50

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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70x+80x=240
150x=240
x=240/150
x=1.6 hrs. they will meet.