Question

Ashley and Gina took off from the same spot at the same time and headed in the same direction. if Ashley travels at 20 mph and Gina travels at 14 mph, how many hours will it be before Ashley is 9 miles ahead of Gina? Write the answer as a decimal

Answer 1

It will take Ashley 3 hours to be 9 miles ahead of Gina, since she is traveling 6 mph faster. This can be calculated by dividing 9 miles by 6 mph to get 1.5 hours. Therefore, the answer is 1.5 hours, or 1.5 as a decimal.