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A van full of storm chasers is driving along a straight road at 9494 kilometers per hour in hopes of filming a tornado. The tornado, 77 kilometers away, is traveling along the same road and moving directly toward them, traveling at 6969 kilometers per hour. If neither the van nor the tornado changes course, how long will it be before they meet?\newlineIf necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.\newline____ hours and ____ minutes\newline

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Q. A van full of storm chasers is driving along a straight road at 9494 kilometers per hour in hopes of filming a tornado. The tornado, 77 kilometers away, is traveling along the same road and moving directly toward them, traveling at 6969 kilometers per hour. If neither the van nor the tornado changes course, how long will it be before they meet?\newlineIf necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.\newline____ hours and ____ minutes\newline
  1. Calculate combined speed: Calculate the combined speed of the van and the tornado.\newlineSpeed of van: 9494 kilometers per hour\newlineSpeed of tornado: 6969 kilometers per hour\newlineCombined speed == Speed of van ++ Speed of tornado\newlineCombined speed =94+69= 94 + 69\newlineCombined speed =163= 163 kilometers per hour
  2. Calculate meeting time: Calculate the time it will take for the van and the tornado to meet.\newlineDistance between van and tornado: 77 kilometers\newlineCombined speed: 163163 kilometers per hour\newlineTime == Distance // Speed\newlineTime == 77 km // 163163 km/h\newlineTime hickapprox0.0429448 hickapprox 0.0429448 hours
  3. Convert time to minutes: Convert the time from hours to minutes.\newlineTime in hours: 0.04294480.0429448 hours\newlineMinutes in an hour: 6060\newlineTime in minutes = Time in hours ×\times Minutes in an hour\newlineTime in minutes = 0.0429448×600.0429448 \times 60\newlineTime in minutes 2.57669\approx 2.57669 minutes
  4. Round time to nearest minute: Round the time to the nearest minute.\newlineTime in minutes 2.57669\approx 2.57669\newlineRounded time = 33 minutes (since 0.576690.57669 is closer to 11 than to 00)

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