Question

Nancy and Matilda are 60 miles apart, cycling towards each other on the same road. Matilda rides 12 miles per hour and Nancy rides 8 miles per hour. In how many hours will they meet?

Answer 1

Nancy and Matilda will meet in 3 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Distance to cover = 60 miles

Speed of Matilda = 12 miles per hour

Speed of Nancy = 8 miles per hour

Combined speed of Nancy and Matilda = 8+12 = 20 miles per hour

Let,

x be the time taken by them

Distance = Speed * Time

$60=20*x\\60=20x\\20x=60$

Dividing both sides by 20

$\frac{20x}{20}=\frac{60}{20}\\x=3$

Nancy and Matilda will meet in 3 hours.

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