Han and Leila live 7 miles apart. They decide to start walking toward each other’s houses at
the same time. Leila walks at a rate of 2.5 miles per hour and Han walks at a rate of 3 miles
per hour. How long will it take for them to meet?
Question
Question
Han and Leila live 7 miles apart. They decide to start walking toward each other’s houses at
the same time. Leila walks at a rate of 2.5 miles per hour and Han walks at a rate of 3 miles
per hour. How long will it take for them to meet?
Answer:
1.27 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
The first step in this process would be adding both rates of Leila and Han together. We know Leila walks at 2.5 miles per hour and Han at 3 miles per hour.
[tex]2.5 + 3 = 5.5[/tex]
We got our sum as 5.5, so now we must complete Step 2, which is the final step. We must divide 7 by 5.5.
[tex]7 / 5.5 = 1.2727…[/tex]
1.2727 ≈ 1.27
the answer to the Question is 1.27 hours.
2.5 + 3 = 5.5 total speed
7miles / 5.5 mph = 1.27 hours