Rosa's and Kiara's houses are separated by a stretch of road that is 24 miles long. One day, they decide to meet up somewhere in the middle and spend the afternoon together. Rosa leaves her house and travels at 48 miles per hour at the same time that Kiara leaves her house and drives 46 miles per hour. How long will it be until they meet?If necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.____ hours and ____ minutes
Q. Rosa's and Kiara's houses are separated by a stretch of road that is 24 miles long. One day, they decide to meet up somewhere in the middle and spend the afternoon together. Rosa leaves her house and travels at 48 miles per hour at the same time that Kiara leaves her house and drives 46 miles per hour. How long will it be until they meet?If necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.____ hours and ____ minutes
Rephrase the Question: First, let's rephrase the "How long will it take for Rosa and Kiara to meet if they start traveling towards each other from houses that are 24 miles apart, with Rosa traveling at 48 miles per hour and Kiara at 46 miles per hour?"
Calculate Combined Speed: We need to find the combined speed of Rosa and Kiara as they are traveling towards each other. To do this, we add their speeds together.Combined speed = Rosa's speed + Kiara's speedCombined speed = 48mph+46mphCombined speed = 94mph
Calculate Time to Meet: Now, we need to calculate the time it will take for them to meet. Since they are starting 24 miles apart and moving towards each other at a combined speed of 94 miles per hour, we can use the formula:Time = Distance / SpeedTime =24 miles /94 miles per hour
Calculate Time in Hours: Performing the calculation gives us the time in hours:Time ≈9424Time ≈0.2553191489 hours
Convert Time to Minutes: To convert the time from hours to minutes, we multiply by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour):Time in minutes ≈0.2553191489 hours ×60 minutes/hourTime in minutes ≈15.3191489362 minutes
Round Time to Nearest Minute: We need to round the time to the nearest minute. Since the decimal part is greater than 0.5, we round up to the nearest whole number:Time in minutes ≈15 minutes