SOLUTION: How do you do the following question? : Indira drove 84 kilometers per hour. Andi drove 80 kilometers per hour. How many kilometers apart are they after 24 minutes?

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Question 802778: How do you do the following question? :

Indira drove 84 kilometers per hour. Andi drove 80 kilometers per hour. How many kilometers apart are they after 24 minutes?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Indira drove 84 kilometers per hour.
Andi drove 80 kilometers per hour.
How many kilometers apart are they after 24 minutes?
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This assumes they started at the same place and time.
Change 24 min to hrs. 24%2F60 = .4 hrs
Find how far each has traveled in this time; dist = speed * time
.4(84) = 33.6 km
.4(80) = 32
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apart: 1.6 km