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Jessica and Myra just met up in Cedarburg for the afternoon, and now it is time for them to get in their cars and head home. Jessica heads due east at 7676 kilometers per hour, and Myra heads due west at 8787 kilometers per hour. How long will it be until they are 6363 kilometers apart?\newlineIf necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.\newline____ hours and ____ minutes

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Q. Jessica and Myra just met up in Cedarburg for the afternoon, and now it is time for them to get in their cars and head home. Jessica heads due east at 7676 kilometers per hour, and Myra heads due west at 8787 kilometers per hour. How long will it be until they are 6363 kilometers apart?\newlineIf necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.\newline____ hours and ____ minutes
  1. Calculate Combined Speed: Determine the combined speed of Jessica and Myra as they are moving in opposite directions.\newlineCombined speed =Speed of Jessica+Speed of Myra= \text{Speed of Jessica} + \text{Speed of Myra}\newlineCombined speed =76km/h+87km/h= 76 \, \text{km/h} + 87 \, \text{km/h}\newlineCombined speed =163km/h= 163 \, \text{km/h}
  2. Calculate Time: Calculate the time it takes for them to be 6363 kilometers apart using the combined speed.\newlineTime == Distance // Speed\newlineTime == 63km/163km/h63 \, \text{km} / 163 \, \text{km/h}\newlineTime 0.3865\approx 0.3865 hours
  3. Convert to Minutes: Convert the time from hours to minutes to get the answer in hours and minutes.\newlineMinutes =0.3865 hours×60 minutes/hour= 0.3865 \text{ hours} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour}\newlineMinutes 23.19 minutes\approx 23.19 \text{ minutes}
  4. Round to Nearest Minute: Since we need to round to the nearest minute, we round 23.1923.19 minutes to 2323 minutes.\newlineTherefore, it will be approximately 00 hours and 2323 minutes until they are 6363 kilometers apart.

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