Noah and Andre are 15 miles apart on a bike path when they start biking towards each other. Noah rides at a constant speed of 4 miles per hour, and Andre rides at a constant speed of 2 miles per hour. How long does it take until Noah and Andre meet?

Answer :

Answer: it will take 2.5 hours until Noah and Andre meet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Noah and Andre are 15 miles apart on a bike path when they start biking towards each other. This means that by the time they would meet, they would have covered a total distance of 15 miles.

Let t represent the time it would take for them to meet.

Distance = speed × time

Noah rides at a constant speed of 4 miles per hour. This means that the distance that Noah would cover in t hours is 4t

Andre rides at a constant speed of 2 miles per hour. This means that the distance that Andre would cover in t hours is 2t

Since the total distance is 15 miles, then

4t + 2t = 15

6t = 15

t = 15/6

t = 2.5 hours

It takes both Noah and Andre 2.5 hours to meet.

Speed is the ratio of distance travelled to total time taken. Speed is given by:

Speed = distance/time

Let d₁ represent the distance covered by Noah and d₂ represent the distance covered by Andre at time t.

Since  Noah rides at a constant speed of 4 miles per hour, hence:

4 = d₁/t

d₁ = 4t

Also, Andre rides at a constant speed of 2 miles per hour hence:

2 = d₂/t

d₂ = 2t

But they are 15 miles apart, hence:

d₁ + d₂ = 15

4t + 2t = 15

6t = 15

t = 2.5 hours

Hence it takes both Noah and Andre 2.5 hours to meet.

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