Question

A deer and bear stumble across a sleeping skunk. They run away from it in opposite directions- the deer at the speed of 8 feet per second and the bear at the speed of 5 feet per second. How long will it be until the pets are 156 yards apart

Answer 1

12 sec

Explanation:

After 1 sec distance between the deer and the bear = (8 + 5) = 13 feet.

After x sec distance is 13x.

13x = 156

x= 156/13=12 sec

Answer 2

36

Explanation:

First we will add the bear and the deer's speed. 8+5=13. now we will divide by the distance, but the speed is in feet not yards, so multiply 156 by 13=468/ then do 13x=468 so x is equal to 36.