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Amanda and Alexis live 4 miles apart. They decide to start walking toward each other’s houses at the same time. Amanda walks at a rate of 3.5 miles per hour and Alexis walks at a rate of 4 miles per hour. How long will it take for them to meet? Round to the nearest hundredth of an hour. [Remember: D = (r)(t)]

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The time taken by each person before they meet will be the same. Let that time be t.
3.5t + 4t = 4
7.5t = 4
t = 4/7.5 = 0.53 hour.
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