Question

Jessly and Karen are friends who live 59 miles apart. Sometimes on Saturday, they ride toward each other’s houses on their bikes and meet in between. One day they left their houses at 8 a.m. and met each other at 11 a.m. Jessly rode 11.4 miles per hour.

How many miles did Jessly ride?
How fast did Karen ride in miles per hour?

Answer 1

A) Jessly ride  $34.2miles$

B) Karen ride in 8.27  miles per hour .

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we have , Jessly and Karen are friends who live 59 miles apart. Sometimes on Saturday, they ride toward each other’s houses on their bikes and meet in between. One day they left their houses at 8 a.m. and met each other at 11 a.m. Jessly rode 11.4 miles per hour.  We need to find How many miles did Jessly ride.  How fast did Karen ride in miles per hour . Let's find out:

It's given that Jessly rode 11.4 miles per hour ! so in 3 hours ( from 8 am to 11 am ) Jessly rode :

⇒ $11.4(3)miles$

⇒ $34.2miles$

Therefore , Jessly ride  $34.2miles$ . Now ,

According to question , (Jessly + Karen )Distance = 59 miles i.e.

⇒ $34.2+Karen=59$

⇒ $Karen=59-34.2$

⇒ $Karen=24.8miles$

Now , Speed of Karen = $\frac{24.8}{3} = 8.27$

Therefore , Karen ride in 8.27  miles per hour .