Question

A group of tourists visiting a skyscraper boards an elevator headed up from the ground floor. The elevator moves at a speed of 200 meters per minute. At the same time, a second group of tourists boards an adjacent elevator which is on the top floor and is headed down. This one is traveling 250 meters per minute. If the elevators were originally separated by a distance of 450 meters, how long will it take for them to pass each other

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 1 minute

Explanation:

First elevator's rate is 200 meters per second

Second's rate is 250

In one second, they would travel 450 meters