A deer and bear stumble across a sleeping skunk. They run away from it in opposite directions- the deer at a speed of 8 feet per second and the bear at a speed

Question

of 5 feet per second. How long will it be until the pets are 156 yards apart?

Answer 1

The net (total) rate of separation is 8+5 = 13 ft/sec.  156 yards is 468 feet (multiplied by 3).

Using distance = rate × time, we compute time = distance / rate = 468 /13 = 36 seconds.