Question 894282

You and your friend live 12 miles apart. You leave home at the same time and travel toward each other. You walk at a rate of 4 mph your friend rides a bike at 11 mph.

A. How long after you leave will you meet?
B. suppose your friend travels at a rate of 12 mph how much sooner will you meet? How far from home will each of you be?
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A.
We will meet: {{{highlight_green(4/5)}}} hour, or {{{highlight_green(48)}}} minutes after leaving our respective destinations
B.
With friend traveling at 12 mph, the meeting will take {{{3/4)}}} hour or {{{45}}} minutes. 
Therefore, we will meet {{{highlight_green(3)}}} (48 - 45) minutes earlier
C.
With friend traveling at 12 mph, we will meet {{{highlight_green(3)}}} miles from my home, which is
{{{highlight_green(9)}}} miles from the friend's home.
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