Question

A Jeep and a Bronco New Orleans travelling in opposite directions. The Bronco travels at an average speed of 65mph and the Jeep at a speed of 59mph. After three hours, how far apart are the two vehicles?

Answer 1

372 miles

Explanation:

The relationship between speed, distance, and time is ...

distance = speed × time

Separation speed

The vehicles are traveling in opposite directions, so their speed of separation is the sum of the individual vehicle speeds:

separation speed = (65 mi/h) +(59 mi/h) = 124 mi/h

Distance

Then the separation distance after 3 hours is ...

separation distance = separation speed × time

= (124 mi/h)(3 h) = 372 mi

After 3 hours, the vehicles are 372 miles apart.