Question

Two friends, Chespirito and Quico, are racing down a mountain. Quico is 17.6 miles away from the Finish Line and runs 2.6 miles per hour. Chespirito is 22.8 miles from the Finish Line, but runs 3.9 miles per hour. How many hours will it take Chespirito to catch up with Quico? It will take Chespirito hours to catch up with Quico.

Answer 1

4 hrs

Explanation:

22.8-17.6=5.2

so they are 5.2 miles apart.

Let they meet after t hrs.

distance coverd by Quico in t hrs=2.6t

distance covere by Chespirito in t hrs =3.9t

3.9t-2.6 t=5.2

or 1.3 t=5.2

t=5.2/1.3 =4