Question

Rico and Josh took off on skateboards going in the same direction. After 20 minutes, Rico had traveled 5.98 kilometers and Josh had gone 8.2 kilometers. How far apart were they?

Answer 1

Subtract the two numbers and you will get the answer

Answer 2

Rico and Josh were 2.22 km apart from each other.

Explanation:

Rico and Josh took off on skateboards going in the same direction.

After 20 minutes, Rico had traveled 5.98 kilometers and Josh had gone 8.2 kilometers.

Assuming that initially both were at the same point.

So, the final distance D between the two is:

D =
`8.2-5.98 =2.22` km

Hence, Rico and Josh were 2.22 km apart from each other.