Question

The Voyager and the Ballad are sail boats. The Voyager and the Ballad start at the same point and travel away from each other in opposite directions. The Voyager travels at 14 mph, and the Ballad travels at 19 mph. How far apart will they be in 3 hours?

The Voyager will have travelled

_____ miles.


The Ballad will have travelled

_____ miles.


They will be

_____ miles apart.

Answer 1

Voyager=42 miles
Ballad=57 miles
They will be 99 miles apart

Answer 2

The Voyager will have traveled 42 miles because it’s moving at 14 miles an hour for three hours. using the same logic the Ballad will have traveled 57 miles. 42+57 is 99 so they are 99 miles apart.