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Starting at the same point, Tom and Juanita go biking in opposite directions. If Tom rides at a speed of 24 mph, and Juanita rides at a speed of 30 mph, how far apart will they be in 3 hours?

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Tom and Juanita will be [tex]162[/tex] miles apart after [tex]3[/tex] hours of biking in opposite direction.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Speed of Tom's ride = [tex]24[/tex] mph

Speed of Juanita's ride = [tex]30[/tex] mph

Time traveled by both = [tex]3[/tex] hours

Distance apart in [tex]3[/tex] hrs = Summation of their total distance covered in different direction.

Distance = Speed * Time

Tom covered a distance of [tex]24*3=72[/tex] miles

Juanita covered a distance of [tex]30*3=90[/tex] miles

So we will add their distances as both of them are in opposite direction.

Summation of their distances = [tex](72+90)=162[/tex] miles.

They will be [tex]162[/tex] miles apart in [tex]3[/tex] hours of biking.

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