VJesus12 wrote:A car starts from X and moves towards Y. At the same time another car starts from Y and moves towards X. Both travel at a constant speed and meet after 4 hours. During that time, the faster car traveled 2/3 of the distance XY. How long would it take the slower car to travel the distance XY?
A 6 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 10 hours
D. 12 hours
E. 15 hours
Let the distance between X and Y = 12 miles.
Since the distance traveled by the faster car in 4 hours = (2/3)(12) = 8 miles, the distance traveled by the slower car in 4 hours = (total distance) - (distance traveled by the faster car) = 12-8 = 4 miles.
Since the slower car travels 4 miles in 4 hours, the rate for the slower car = d/t = 4/4 = 1 mile per hour.
Since the rate for the slower car = 1 mile per hour, the time for the slower car to travel the entire 12 miles = d/r = 12/1 = 12 hours.
The correct answer is
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