Team awesome starts hiking up from base camp which is located at 4400 feet at a steady rate of 600 feet/hour. at the same time, team cool, which has hiked up earlier, leaves the top of the peak at 8900 feet and starts hiking down at a steady rate of 900 feet/hour. after how many hours do the two teams pass each other?

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Pugsley

8 October, 09:40

Team awesome starts hiking up from base camp which is located at 4400 feet at a steady rate of 600 feet/hour. at the same time, team cool, which has hiked up earlier, leaves the top of the peak at 8900 feet and starts hiking down at a steady rate of 900 feet/hour. after how many hours do the two teams pass each other?

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Ryan Wolfe · Answer 1

4400 / 600 = 22 / 3 = 7 1 / 3 = 7 hours and 20 minutes - team awesome;

8900 / 900 = 89 / 9 = 9 8 / 9 = 9 hours and 53 minutes and 20 - seconds team cool;