Question

Two automobiles leave an intersection at the same time. One of them travels west and the other travels south. When the vehicle going south has traveled 24 miles, the distance between the cars was four miles more than 3 times the distance traveled by the vehicle traveling west. Find the distance between the two automobiles at that time.

Answer 1

Since the one going south has already traveled 24 miles and the distance is 3 times more miles then the distance its traveled + 4

(24 * 3 = 72) + 4 = 76

They are 76 miles apart