Question

At 3:00 p.m., Jamie leaves her house and drives north to the beach. She arrives at 5:30 p.m. Also leaving at 3:00 p.m., her brother Raul leaves her house and drives south to a state park. He arrives at 4:30 p.m. The driving distance from the beach to the state park is 240 mi. Jamie and Raul drove at the same speed.

What was their speed?

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Answer 1

It has to do with the distance they are from each other and the COMBINED driving times. They both went at the same speed. The distance from each of their destinations is 240 miles. The total driving time was 4 hours. 240/4 = 60.

Their speed was 60 mph.