Given Information:
Distance between city a and city b = 420 miles
John's speed = 60 miles/hr
Pat's speed = 24 miles/hr
Required Information:
How long will it take them to meet = ?
Answer:
it will take John and Pat 5 hours to meet
Step-by-step explanation:
We know that speed is given by
Speed = Distance/time
or
Distance = speed*time
The distance that John has to cover = 60t miles
The distance that Pat has to cover = 24t miles
The total distance between them is 420 miles so
60t + 24t = 420
84t = 420
t = 420/84
t = 5 hours
Therefore, it will take John and Pat 5 hours to meet.
Verification:
Distance covered by John = 60*5 = 300 miles
Distance covered by Pat = 24*5 = 120 miles
Total distance between them = 300 + 120 = 420 miles
