Alan works 6miles away from the apartment and rollerblades from his work place to the apartment at a constant rate of 7miles per hour. Soren works 8 miles away from the apartment and bikes from his work place at a constant rate of 12miles per hour. How much time in hours do Alan and Soren have to travel to be the same distance from their apartment?

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Terrance Mcbride

23 March, 21:56

Alan works 6miles away from the apartment and rollerblades from his work place to the apartment at a constant rate of 7miles per hour. Soren works 8 miles away from the apartment and bikes from his work place at a constant rate of 12miles per hour. How much time in hours do Alan and Soren have to travel to be the same distance from their apartment?

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Michaela Williamson · Answer 1

Let the distance remaining after time t be x miles.

Distance traveled by Alan = (6-x) miles

Distance traveled by Soren = (8-x) miles

Time takes by the two is the same. Therefore,

(8-x) / 12 = (6-x) / 7 = > 7 (8-x) = 12 (6-x) = > 56-7x = 72-12x = > 12x-7x = 72 - 56 = > 5x = 16 = > x = 16/5 = 3.2 miles.

And then, time taken (t) = (8-3.2) / 12 = (6-3.2) / 7 = 0.4 hours