SOLUTION: A travels from town M to town N while B travels from town N to town M. They start out at the same time, and B travels three times as fast as A. If they meet each other six hours la
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Question 584874: A travels from town M to town N while B travels from town N to town M. They start out at the same time, and B travels three times as fast as A. If they meet each other six hours later, when will they arrive at their respective destination? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! distance is x
They meet at y
x-y
b=3a
r*t=d
3a*6=x-y
6a=y
x=24a
y=6a
A will arrive in 18 more hours and B will arrive in 2 more hours
