Question

Please HELP! Romeo and Juliet saw each other when they were 270 feet apart. Romeo began running towards Juliet at a rate of 16ft/s. At the same moment, Juliet began running towards Romeo at a rate of 14ft/s.

A. How many seconds after they started running will they meet?
B. How far will Romeo have run then?

Answer 1

A.9 seconds
B.144ft

Answer 2

how?

Answer 3

how is it 9?

Answer 4

270/ 16+14

Answer 5

t=d/r They both run for the same length of time. Solve the following for d, Romeo's distance:\[\frac{d}{16}=\frac{270-d}{14}\]d = 144 feet

Answer 6

it is the distance divided by how much they run a second altogether(30 feet)

Answer 7

to calculate how long romeo runs, you multiply the distance he runs per second by how many seconds he needs to run that is solved in part (A.)

Answer 8

\[\frac{\text{length}}{\frac{\text{length}}{\text{time}}}\text{=}\text{time}\]

Answer 9

B. How far will Romeo have run then?
r t = d, t = d/r
t = 144/16 = 9 seconds

Answer 10

Mistake. Replace B. .......
with
A. How many seconds after they started running will they meet?
9 seconds.

Answer 11

Mistake. Replace B. .......
with
A. How many seconds after they started running will they meet?
9 seconds.