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Two men walk at rates of 6 miles per hour and 10 miles per hour respectively. They started from the same place walking in opposite directions. In how many hours will they be 200 miles apart?

Respuesta :

50 hours
10 - 6 = 4
200 divided by 4 = 50
Riia

Let after t hours , the two men are 200 miles apart .

So the distance travelled by first man is

[tex] = 6t miles [/tex]

And distance travelled by second man is

[tex] = 10 t miles [/tex]

So the equation is

[tex] 6t + 10 t = 200
\\
16t = 200
\\
t = \frac{200}{16} = 12.5 hours [/tex]

Therefore after 12.5 hours , they are at 200 miles apart .

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