Question

Two runners start at a distance of 10 miles from each other. They run towards each other at a constant velocity of 5 mph. A fly takes off from runner one’s nose at time zero. The fly has a constant velocity of 20 mph and flies between the runners. Find the total distance that the fly has traveled when the runners collide.

Answer 1

The fly will travel 20 miles before the runners collide with each other.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the runners are both traveling at the same speed, they will meet and collide in the exact middle of each other which is 5 miles away from their starting point. Since they are traveling at 5 mph, it will take exactly one hour before they collide. The fly is going 20 mph so it will travel 20 miles before the runners collide in one hour.