SOLUTION: Twelve hours after a convict escapes from prison, a prison guard begins to pursue him. How far from the prison will the escapee and the guard meet, if the prisoner travels at 8 m

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Question 694595: Twelve hours after a convict escapes from prison, a prison guard begins to pursue him. How far from the prison will the escapee and the guard meet, if the prisoner travels at 8 mph on foot and the guard at 56 mph in a car?

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Prisoner's rate 8 mph
he has walsked 8*12 = 96 miles before the guard starts
Guard rate = 56 mph
catch up time = catch up distnace / catch up rate
= 96/56
1.71 hours