Question 1066545
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{{{4/(36-12)}}} = {{{4/24}}} = {{{1/6}}} hour = 10 minutes.
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4 is 4 miles = 12 mph * {{{1/3}}} hour.
It is the distance for David be ahead at the moment the father started his move.


36 - 24 in the denominator is the relative speed.