SOLUTION: 2 boys with 2 way radios that have a range of 2 miles leave camp and walk in opposite directions. if one boy walks 3 mph and the other boy walks 4 mph, how long will it take befor

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Question 795182: 2 boys with 2 way radios that have a range of 2 miles leave camp and walk in opposite directions. if one boy walks 3 mph and the other boy walks 4 mph, how long will it take before they lose radio contact
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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In other words, the question is, after how much time is the sum of their distances from the starting point more than 2 miles?
rate*time=distance
3%2At%2B4%2At=2, the sum of their distances from starting.
7t=2
highlight%28t=2%2F7%29 hour or approximately more than 17 minutes 10 seconds.