Question

Alexia and Haley start out together to bike from Apple Valley to Hesperia, a distance of 15 miles.

Alexia bikes at 5 miles per hour.
Haley bikes at 7.5 miles per hour.

Which statement is true?

They arrive at the same time.


Alexia arrives 1 hour later than Haley.


Alexia arrives 2.5 hours later than Haley.


Haley arrives 37.5 hours earlier than Alexia.

Answer 1

Letter B is right, Alexia would arrive 1 hour later than Haley. (7.5:1 for Haley and 5:1 for Alexia, in three hours Alexia would arrive and Haley would take two).

Answer 2

It is Alexia arrives 1 hour later than Haley.