Myron Corporation is sponsoring a walking race at its company outing. Leona and Sam love to walk, Leona walks at the rate oof 5 miles per hour. Sam walks at the rate of 6 miles per hour. Assume that they start walking from the same place and walk in a straight line. Sam starts 1212hour after Leona.Calculate the following questions: (Distance = Rate x Time) (L3) a. Calculate how long it will take Sam to meet Le

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Myron Corporation is sponsoring a walking race at its company outing. Leona and Sam love to walk, Leona walks at the rate oof 5 miles per hour. Sam walks at the rate of 6 miles per hour. Assume that they start walking from the same place and walk in a straight line. Sam starts 1212hour after Leona.Calculate the following questions: (Distance = Rate x Time) (L3)

a. Calculate how long it will take Sam to meet Leona.

b. Calculate how many miles would each have walked.

c. Assume Leona and Sam meet in Lonetown Station where two buses leave along parallel routes in opposite directions. The bus traveling east has a 60 mph speed. The bus traveling west has a 40 mph speed. Calculate how hours will the buses be 60o miles apart.

 

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