Question

8. Two cyclists start from the same point on a mountain. One travels 1200 m downward the mountain in 20 minutes, and the other travels 350 m upward the mountain in the same time. How far are they
from each other after 20 minutes?



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Answer 1

Answer:

Approximately they would be 1550 m away from each other. Why?

Step-by-step explanation:

First of they are going the opposite direction.

So one is goung forward and one is going backward

In normal sense that would mean they further separating each other more or Increasing the distance between them.

So that would be 1200 m + 350 m = 1550m

if it was the other case around they're going in the same direction that would mean the distance shortens. the equation would change to 1200 m - 350 m = 850m. Always keep track of word problems that would always decide the outcome