Question

You and a friend are both traveling from the seattle area. You start 38 miles east of seattle and travel east on interstate 90 at 62 miles per hour. Your friend starts 20 miles south of seattle and travels south on interstate 5 at 65 miles per hour. a. Who would be farther from seattle in two hours and by how much?

Answer 1

"I" would be farther from Seattle [by 12 miles]

Explanation:

In 2 hours you would be:

38 miles east of seattle [starting point]

and

62 * 2 = 124 miles east

Hence 124 + 38 = 162 miles east of seattle

Now, your friend,

20 miles south of seattle [starting point]

65 * 2 = 130 miles south

Hence, 130 + 20 = 150 miles south of seattle

As we can see, "you" would be farther from Seattle by 162 - 150 = 12 miles.