Question

Liam and Harper are racing on a track. Liam runs 4 miles per hour and gets a 0.25 mile head start. Harper runs 0.5 miles per hour fastet than Lism. If harper and Liam run the same distance, how many hours, x, do they run?

Answer 1

30 minutes = 0.5 hour

Explanation:

0.5 miles faster than Liam:

4x + 0.25 = 4.5x

0.25 = 4.5x - 4x

0.25 = 0.5x

x = 0.25 / 0.5

x = 0.5 hours

x = 30 minutes