417,387 views
37 votes
37 votes
Nathan boards an elevator in the lobby that is headed up at 160 meters per minute. Meanwhile, 210 meters above, Joey boards an adjacent elevator headed down at 230 meters per minute. How long will it be before Nathan and Joey pass each other?

User Balog Pal
by
2.5k points

2 Answers

8 votes
8 votes

  • Speed=Distance/Time

Let time be x , distance be y

  • 160x=d-(1)
  • 230x=210-y-(2)

Put value in eq(2)


\\ \rm\longmapsto 230x=210-(160y)


\\ \rm\longmapsto 70x=210


\\ \rm\longmapsto x=30min

User Shreyas D
by
3.2k points
8 votes
8 votes

Answer:

They will pass in 30.97 seconds (16/31 minutes).

Explanation:

blah blah this the answer nothing more nothing less

User Sarbbottam
by
2.7k points