Divanni F.

asked • 10/10/19

Algebra 1 question about the meeting point of two runners

Conan waits at the train station for Courtney. Courtney gets off the train 217 feet away from where Conan is waiting on the platform. They start running toward each other. Conan runs 11 feet per second. Courtney runs 10 feet per second.

a. How long will it take for them to meet?

b. How far will Conan have run when they meet?

c. Write an equation that can be used to find how long it will take for Conan and Courtney to meet.

d. Suppose they had started 350 feet apart. Calculate how long it would take them to meet in this situation.

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