Question

Two missiles are initially 5000 miles apart. They travel along a straight line directly towards
one another, one traveling at 2000 miles per hour and the other at 1000 miles per hour. How
many miles apart are they 1 minute before impact?
(A) 50
(B) 100
(C) 500
(D) 1000
(E) 3000

Answer 1

Easy way to solve this is to combine their speeds.

Then divide by 60<<so you get the miles apart per minute

Answer 2

ok i will try

Answer 3

so the answer is 50

Answer 4

yes