Question

Tiara is already 6 miles down the road, bicycling at 12 mph, when Dmitri starts down the same road, cycling at 16 mph. According to the graph, after how many hours do they meet, and how many miles are they from their starting point?

How much time passes before Tiara and Dmitri meet?


When Tiara and Dmitri meet, how far are they from their starting point?

Answer 1

The hours they meet is 3 because in the graph it shows

Answer 2

1.5 hours

24 miles

Explanation:

Seeing as the point of intersection is at 1.5 hours, we can say that that is the time that passes before they meet. And the starting point answer is 24 miles, hope this helps to all my fellow imagine math users! :D