Question

I'M GIVING OUT BRAINLIEST! Terry and Tao are canoeing on a lake that is 2350 meters across from the west side of the lake to the east side. Terry rows at 50 meters per minute and Tao rows at 10 meters per minute. Terry starts rowing at 2 PM from the west end of the lake, and Tao starts rowing from the east end of the lake at 2:05 PM. If they always row directly towards each other, at what time will the two meet?

Answer 1

Answer:

  2:40 PM

Step-by-step explanation:

Terry's 5-minute head start has reduced the distance between them by ...

  (5 min)(50 m/min) = 250 m

After Tao starts, at 2:05 PM, the remaining 2350 -250 = 2100 m of distance is being closed at the rate of 50 +10 = 60 m/min. It will take ...

  (2100 m)/(60 m/min) = 35 min

to close the remaining distance between the rowers. 35 minutes after Tao starts is 2:05 + 0:35 = 2:40 PM.