Question

two people are 33 miles apart. They begin to walk towards each other along a straight line t the same time. If one walks at the rate of 4 miles per hour while the other walks at the rate of 7 miles per hour, in how many hours will they meet?

Answer 1

3 Hours, 7 + 4 = 11 33/11 = 3

Answer 2

What I mean is every hour the gap closes by 11 miles therefore it will take three hours because the gap is 33.

Answer 3

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