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1 November, 06:16

Jim paddles from one shore of a lake three miles wide at 4 mph, and John paddles from the opposite shore at 5 mph. How long will they travel before they meet?

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  1. 1 November, 10:08
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    The space between them is shrinking at the rate of (4 + 5) = 9 mph.

    The lake is 3 miles wide, so the space between them starts out at

    3 miles, and shrinks to zero in 3/9 = 1/3 of an hour = 20 minutes.
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