Mike begins walking toward Thor's house at 3mi/h Thor leaves his house at the same time and walks toward Mike's house on the same path at a rate of 2mi/h How long will it be before they meet if the distance between the houses is 4 miles?

Solution

Solution

time : \frac{4}{5}

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

3 x + 2 x = 4

Solve for

x, 3 x + 2 x = 4 : x = \frac{4}{5}

time : \frac{4}{5}

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