SOLUTION: 1. Two runners are 440 yards apart and are running toward each other. If one is running 8 mph and the other is running at 10 mph, in how many seconds will they meet? 2. If a wag

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Question 756851: 1. Two runners are 440 yards apart and are running toward each other. If one is running 8 mph and the other is running at 10 mph, in how many seconds will they meet?
2. If a wagon wheel had 10 more spokes, the angle between spokes would decrease by 6 degrees. How many spokes does the wheel have?

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
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"2. If a wagon wheel had 10 more spokes, the angle between spokes would decrease by 6 degrees. How many spokes does the wheel have?"

The wheel has more than 10 spokes. 360 degrees divided by x number of spokes is the central angle.

360%2Fx=c using c=central angle.

360%2F10=c-6 angle decreased by 6 degrees. We should be able to solve this equation for c and use the result to find x in the first equation.

Answer by MathTherapy(10549) About Me  (Show Source):
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1. Two runners are 440 yards apart and are running toward each other. If one is running 8 mph and the other is running at 10 mph, in how many seconds will they meet?
2. If a wagon wheel had 10 more spokes, the angle between spokes would decrease by 6 degrees. How many spokes does the wheel have?

They'll meet in highlight_green%2850%29 seconds

The wheel has highlight_green%2820%29 spokes

You can do the check!!

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