Question 1150852
Rhonda and Juan ride their bikes in opposite directions: Rhonda at 20 miles/hour and Juan at 15 miles/hour. In 24 minutes, how many miles will they be apart?<pre>From her starting point, and travelling in a certain direction, Rhonda will travel {{{(24/60) * 20}}}, in 24 minutes
From the same starting point, and travelling in the opposite direction, Juan will travel {{{(24/60) * 15}}}, in 24 minutes
After 24 minutes, they will travel a total of: {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,12, (24/60) * 20 + (24/60) * 15, "=", (24/60) * (20 + 15), "=", (24/60) * 35, "=", (24/12cross(60)) * 7cross(35), "=", (2cross(24)/cross(12)) * 7,"=", 14, miles))}}}