Question

Jill is 5 kilometers away from Joe. both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Jill walks at 1 km/hr. they meet in 2 hours. how fast is Joe walking? show work plz

Answer 1

1.5km/hr.

Explanation:

jill is walking 1 km/hr. and meets in 2 hours. so jill crossed 2 km in 2 hours. so joe has to (5-2) or 3 km and he walked 3 km on 2 hours as the question. that means joe was walking 3/2 km/hr or 1.5 km/hour