Hector is competing in a 42 mile bicycle race, he has already completed 18 miles of the race ad is traveling at a constant speed
of 12 miles per hour when Wanda starts the race. Wanda is traveling at a constant speed of 16 miles per hour Find the equation when Wanda will catch up to hector
Time it took Hector to complete 18 miles is given by 18 / 12 = 1.5 hours.
Let the time when Wanda will catch up to Hector be t, then, the distance covered by Hector at the time they meet is 18 + 12t and the distance covered by Wanda at the time they meet is 16t.
