Question

Taylor and Anya live 63 miles apart. On Saturday at 8 a.m. Taylor rides 12.5 miles per hour and Anya rides 5.5 to iles per hour. After one hour, how far apart are they?

Answer 1

45 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Taylor and Anya live 63 miles apart.

Taylor rides at the rate of 12.5 miles per hour, therefore, distance covered by Taylor in 1 hour will be 12.5 miles.

Anya rides at the rate of 5.5 miles per hour, therefore, therefore, distance covered by Taylor in 1 hour will be 5.5 miles.

Now let us find total distance covered by Anya and Taylor.

`\text{Anya and Taylor traveled in one hour}=(12.5+5.5)\text{ miles}`

`\text{Anya and Taylor traveled in one hour}=18\text{ miles}`

To find the distance between Anya and Taylor after one hour we will subtract distance traveled by Anya and Taylor in one hour from 63.

`\text{Distance between Taylor and Anya after one hour of riding}=63-18`

`\text{Distance between Taylor and Anya after one hour of riding}=45`

Therefore, Anya and Taylor are 45 miles apart after one hour of riding.