Ask Question
MathematicsMathematics
23 April, 16:28

Does anyone know how to solve this? A motorist and a bicyclist leave the same place and proceed in opposite directions. If the bicycle is traveling 15 mph and the auto is traveling 55 mph, in how many hours will they be 140 miles apart?

+3
Answers (2)
  1. 23 April, 16:54
    0
    3.5

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The speed difference is 40 mph

    then divide the distance by the speed difference and you get 3.5
  2. 23 April, 17:29
    0
    they will be 140 miles apart in 2 hours

    Step-by-step explanation:

    in one hour they will be 70 miles apart since 15 + 55 = 70 and then they get 70 more miles apart in the second hour and 70 + 70 = 140 so 2 hours
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question ✅ “Does anyone know how to solve this? A motorist and a bicyclist leave the same place and proceed in opposite directions. If the bicycle is ...” in 📘 Mathematics if you're in doubt about the correctness of the answers or there's no answer, then try to use the smart search and find answers to the similar questions.
Search for Other Answers
You Might be Interested in
Sierra join a video rental club she paid an inutiatiin fee of 12.75 and it cost 0.75 per video that she rented write and equation show the total amount, t, Sierra pay to rent v videos.
Answers (1)
Kenny buys 4 1liter bottles of water how many millileters of water does Kenny buy
Answers (1)
Scores of an IQ test have a bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 12. Use the empirical rule to determine the following. A.) what percentage of people has an IQ between 64 and 136? B.
Answers (1)
Find the rational number between 5/16 and 7/8
Answers (2)
The graph of an equation is shown below: Based on the graph, which of the following represents a solution to the equation?
Answers (1)
New Questions in Mathematics
Skylar has pool toys shaped like a sphere with a radius of 2 inches. The toys fill with water and she has 12 toys total. How many cubic inches of water is needed to fill each toy?
Answers (1)
The entire graph of the function h is shown in the figure below. Write the domain and range of h using interval notation.
Answers (1)
What do you do before adding the equation so that one variable will be eliminated when you dd them 2x-4y=5 and 6x-3y=10
Answers (1)
The number of farms in the country was 2.15 million in 2000. By 2006, the number had dropped to 2.07 million. What was the percent of decrease? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent
Answers (1)
The sales totals at Macy's food store have increased exponentially over the months. Which of these best shows the sales in the first three months?
Answers (1)
Home » Mathematics » Does anyone know how to solve this? A motorist and a bicyclist leave the same place and proceed in opposite directions. If the bicycle is traveling 15 mph and the auto is traveling 55 mph, in how many hours will they be 140 miles apart?
Sign Up Forgot Password?