SOLUTION: Ashlee and Jennifer are coworkers who live in different cities. They both left the office at the same time today. Jennifer drove directly east towards Fairfax at a speed of 67 kilo

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Question 811518: Ashlee and Jennifer are coworkers who live in different cities. They both left the office at the same time today. Jennifer drove directly east towards Fairfax at a speed of 67 kilometers per hour. Ashlee took the bus directly west towards Sparrowdown, traveling 53 kilometers per hour. In how long were the two of them 35 kilometers apart?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
67t+53t=35
120t=35
24t=7
y=7/24=.29 hour 17.5 minutes