SOLUTION: John is driving from home to work in a red car at a rate of 55 miles per hour and the distance from his house to work is 67 miles. Bob, in his blue car, drives from home to work at

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Question 201943: John is driving from home to work in a red car at a rate of 55 miles per hour and the distance from his house to work is 67 miles. Bob, in his blue car, drives from home to work at 60 miles per hour and the distance from his house to work is 72 miles. Both men have a 15 minute presentation to give upon their arrival. Who gets to work in the least amount of time?
In the above word problem, what information is not important? Explain why

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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John 67/55=1.22
Bob 72/60=1.2
Bob arrived .02 hrs sooner than John.
The miles per hour and the hours driven are all that is needed, all else is filler.