christopherh2800 christopherh2800

07-01-2020
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At 10 a.m. ,Jake and Joe both start running toward each other from opposite ends of a 10 trail. Jake runs at a pace of 12 minutes per mile. Joe runs 15 minutes per mile. Do Joe and Jake meet on the trail within 1 hour?

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kristenmckinney47 kristenmckinney47

07-01-2020

Answer: 5/8 of an hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the distance covered by the slower runner be x km

then the distance of the other is 10-x km

since time = distance/rate

x/6 = (10-x)/10

solve for x, then sub into x/6 for the time

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