Answer:
Faster runner speed: 11 mph
Slower runner speed: 9 mph
Distance from starting point: 9.9 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the slower runner speed be: x
Faster runner speed: x+2
1 hour 6 minutes = 1.1 hours
Slower: 1.1(x) = 1.1x miles
Faster: 1.1(x+2) = 1.1x+2.2 miles
This means that the faster runner had gone 2.2 miles more than the slower runner.
1.1x + 2.2 > 11 miles (This is true as we know the faster runner is coming back from the 11 mile run)
1.1x > 11 - 2.2 miles
1.1x > 8.8 miles
x > 8.8 / 2.2 miles
x > 8 mph
1.1x < 11 miles (we know this is true as the slower runner has to have gone less than 11 miles as the faster runner met him on his way back)
x < 11 / 1.1 miles
x < 10 miles
8 < x < 10
Although x could be any number including decimal between 8 and 10, the obvious first answer would be 9. However we need to check if this answer is correct.
Slower runner distance to the end:
1.1(9) = 9.9 miles
11 - 9.9 = 1.1 miles
Faster runners distance from the end (when coming back)
1.1(9+2) = 1.1(11) = 12.1 miles
12.1 - 11 = 1.1 miles
The speeds 9 mph and 11 mph are now proven to be the right speeds. Using our equation before, we can figure out the distance from the starting point that they meet at. This is just how far the slower runner has gotten. So, 1.1(9) = 9.9 miles from the starting point
