math word problem

Question

Two ants are walking from opposite directions and approaching each other.The first ant has walked 139.61 cm in 23 mins.The second ant has walked 88 cm in 1.6 minutesAfter how many minutes will they meet if the distance between them is 150.41 cm?

Answer 1

Let time = x

identify velocity for both ants.

first ant has the velocity 139.61/23 =6.07 cm/min

the second ant has velocity 88/1.6 =55cm/min

they both traveled the same time

the equation will look: 6.07x +55x =150.41

solve for x