Question

Kiran and Clare live 24 miles away from each other along a rail trail. One Saturday, the two friends started walking toward each other along the trail at 8:00 a.M. With a plan to have a picnic when they meet. Kiran walks at a speed of 3 miles per hour while Clare walks 3.4 miles per hour. After one hour, how far apart will they be?

Answer 1

Answer:

They would be 44.6 miles apart

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to calculate how far they will be in 1 hour

Mathematically;

Distance = speed * time

In 1 hour, Kiran would have traveled a distance of 3 * 1 = 3 miles

While Clare would have traveled a distance of 3.4 * 1 = 3.4 miles

Now, we want to calculate how far apart they would be

On the 24 miles trail, Kiran would be at a distance of 21 miles to the other end

On the 24 miles Claire would be at a distance of 20.6 miles

So how far apart they would be is

24 miles + 20.6 miles = 44.6 miles