You can ride a bicycle 15 mph. Your sister

rides 12 mph. You give her a one hour

head start. In how many hours will you

catch up if neither of you stops?

Make a record of how you solved this

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Mathematics

Dawson Morrison

24 June, 10:31

You can ride a bicycle 15 mph. Your sister

rides 12 mph. You give her a one hour

head start. In how many hours will you

catch up if neither of you stops?

Make a record of how you solved this

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Answers (1)

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Jamir Stafford · Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Find the LCM of 12 and 15.

LCM = 60.

Now divide the LCM by the two numbers.

60/12 = 5, 60/15 = 4.

As the sister got an hour head start, subtract one.

5-1=4.

Therefore it will be 4 hours.

You can ride a bicycle 15 mph. Your sisterrides 12 mph. You give her a one hourhead start. In how many hours will youcatch up if neither of you stops?Make a record of how you solved this

You can ride a bicycle 15 mph. Your sister

rides 12 mph. You give her a one hour

head start. In how many hours will you

catch up if neither of you stops?

Make a record of how you solved this