SOLUTION: Brenda and Gillian live 1 mile apart along the same street. Brenda walks at a rate of 3 miles per hour and Gillian walks at a rate of 2.5 miles per hour. If they each leave their

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Question 386424: Brenda and Gillian live 1 mile apart along the same street. Brenda walks at a rate of 3 miles per hour and Gillian walks at a rate of 2.5 miles per hour. If they each leave their own house at the same time, how long, to the nearest minute, will it take for them to meet?
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Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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moving together at 5.5 mph
1/5.5=0.182 hrs
60*0.182=10.92=11 min

Answer by rajagopalan(174) About Me  (Show Source):
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Speed of Brinda 3 mph
Speed of Gillian 2.5 mph
Case 1 when they walk towards each other
approach velocity=3+2.5=5.5 mph
distance between them= 1 mile
time to cover the distance = 1/5.5=2/11 hour=(2/11)*60min=5.45*2=10.90==say 11 min
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Case 2 if they start in same direction they will meet after infinite time