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Rosa's and Kiara's houses are separated by a stretch of road that is 2424 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 4848 miles per hour at the same time that Kiara leaves her house and drives 4646 miles per hour. How long will it be until they meet?\newlineIf necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.\newline____ hours and ____ minutes\newline

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Q. Rosa's and Kiara's houses are separated by a stretch of road that is 2424 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 4848 miles per hour at the same time that Kiara leaves her house and drives 4646 miles per hour. How long will it be until they meet?\newlineIf necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.\newline____ hours and ____ minutes\newline
  1. 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 2424 miles apart, with Rosa traveling at 4848 miles per hour and Kiara at 4646 miles per hour?"
  2. 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.\newlineCombined speed = Rosa's speed + Kiara's speed\newlineCombined speed = 48mph+46mph48 \, \text{mph} + 46 \, \text{mph}\newlineCombined speed = 94mph94 \, \text{mph}
  3. Calculate Time to Meet: Now, we need to calculate the time it will take for them to meet. Since they are starting 2424 miles apart and moving towards each other at a combined speed of 9494 miles per hour, we can use the formula:\newlineTime == Distance // Speed\newlineTime == 2424 miles // 9494 miles per hour
  4. Calculate Time in Hours: Performing the calculation gives us the time in hours:\newlineTime 2494\approx \frac{24}{94}\newlineTime 0.2553191489\approx 0.2553191489 hours
  5. Convert Time to Minutes: To convert the time from hours to minutes, we multiply by 6060 (since there are 6060 minutes in an hour):\newlineTime in minutes 0.2553191489\approx 0.2553191489 hours ×60\times 60 minutes/hour\newlineTime in minutes 15.3191489362\approx 15.3191489362 minutes
  6. Round Time to Nearest Minute: We need to round the time to the nearest minute. Since the decimal part is greater than 0.50.5, we round up to the nearest whole number:\newlineTime in minutes 15\approx 15 minutes

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