Maggie and Emma are 248 miles apart, traveling towards each other. If Emma travels 19 mph and Maggie travels 12 mph how long until they meet?

Answer 1

These used to always confuse me. Remember that d = rt. Between them, the entire 248 miles is being covered, though Emma will cover more since she's going faster.

Let t = the time in hours.

Emma's distance is 19t and Maggie's is 12t. Together, they total the entire distance.

19t + 12t = 248

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