Question

Darryl left the White House and traveled toward the ferry office at an average speed of 25 mph. Some time later Jacob left traveling in the opposite direction with an average speed of 35 mph. After Darryl had traveled for four hours they were 170 mi. Apart. How long did Jacob travel?

Answer 1

2 hours

Explanation:

Given the following :

Darryl :

Speed = 25mph

Jacob:

Traveled in opposite direction

Speed = 35mph

After Darryl had traveled for 4 hours, Distance between them was 170 miles

Distance traveled by Darryl :

Speed * time = (25 * 4) = 100 miles

Total distance = distance traveled by Darryl + distance traveled by Jacob

170 miles = 100 miles + distance traveled by jacob

Distance traveled by Jacob = 170 - 100

Distance traveled by Jacob = 70 miles

Time = distance / speed

Time traveled by Jacob = 70 miles / 35mph

Time traveled by Jacob = 2 hours