a woman jogging at 6 mph passes a man biking the in opposite direction at 12 mph. If they maintain there speed, how far from each other will they be 10 minutes after passing?
I tried
12 divided by 10 + 6 divided by 10 = 1.8
but I am not sure if that answer is correct...
I think you have the right idea, but there's a unit's mismatch. The time is in minutes and the rates are in miles per hour. Convert the minuts to parts of an hour and repost your answer.
your not alone in that boat i have no idea!
Well, learn to ask questions. I'll try to help and give hints, but I won't work the entire problem. Occasionally I have done the entire problem, but in hindsight I don't see how that helps anyone to learn.
Mason I did the same thing I asked my mom and she said she would have done the same thing ! Im 99.3 Percent sure your correct!
Please explain
Please explain 4 miles an hour
To find the distance between the woman and the man after 10 minutes, you need to first convert the time to hours by dividing it by 60 since the rates are given in miles per hour.
10 minutes = 10/60 = 1/6 hours
Next, you can calculate the distance each person travels in that time.
The woman is jogging at 6 mph, so her distance traveled is:
Distance = Speed x Time = 6 mph x (1/6) hours = 1 mile
The man is biking at 12 mph, so his distance traveled is:
Distance = Speed x Time = 12 mph x (1/6) hours = 2 miles
Since they are traveling in opposite directions, you can add the distances together to find the total distance between them:
Total Distance = Distance woman + Distance man = 1 mile + 2 miles = 3 miles
Therefore, they will be 3 miles apart 10 minutes after passing each other.