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If two people both leave their houses at 6:00 and one person goes 8mph and the other goes 7mph and they are 20 miles away from each other what time would they meet

Solution

I f tw o p eo pl e b o t h l e a v e t h e i r h o u ses a t 6 : 00 an d o n e p erso n g oes 8 m p h an d t h e o t h er g oes 7 m p h an d t h ey a re 20 mi l es a w a y f ro m e a c h o t h er w ha t t im e w o u l d t h ey m ee t

Solution

time : 1 \frac{1}{3}

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

8 x + 7 x = 20

Solve for

x, 8 x + 7 x = 20 : x = \frac{4}{3}

Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers

time : 1 \frac{1}{3}

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