Zane and Camilla are coworkers who live in different cities. They both left the office at the same time today. Camilla drove directly east toward Oxford at a speed of 37 miles per hour. Zane took the bus directly west toward Westminster, traveling 32 miles per hour. In how long were the two of them 44 miles apart?If necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.____ hours and ____ minutes
Q. Zane and Camilla are coworkers who live in different cities. They both left the office at the same time today. Camilla drove directly east toward Oxford at a speed of 37 miles per hour. Zane took the bus directly west toward Westminster, traveling 32 miles per hour. In how long were the two of them 44 miles apart?If necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.____ hours and ____ minutes
Calculate Combined Speed: We have:Speed of Camilla: 37 miles per hour (eastward)Speed of Zane: 32 miles per hour (westward)Since they are traveling in opposite directions, we need to find their combined speed.Combined speed = Speed of Camilla + Speed of ZaneCombined speed = 37 mph + 32 mphCombined speed = 69 mph
Find Time: Now, we need to calculate the time it takes for them to be 44 miles apart.Time =SpeedDistanceWe will use the combined speed and the distance they need to be apart.Time =69 miles per hour44 miles
Perform Division: Perform the division to find the time in hours.Time ≈6944Time ≈0.6377 hours
Convert to Minutes: To convert the time from hours to minutes, we multiply by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour).Minutes = 0.6377 hours ×60 minutes/hourMinutes ≈38.262 minutes
Round to Nearest: We round the minutes to the nearest whole number.Minutes ≈38 minutesSince the time in hours was less than one, we have 0 hours and 38 minutes.