Problema Solution

Bill leaves his house for Makayla's house riding his bicycle at 8 miles per hour. At the same time, Makayla leaves her house heading toward Bill's house walking at miles per hour. Write a system of equations to represent the distance, d, each is from Makayla's house in h hours. They live 8.25 miles apart. Solve the system to determine how long they travel before meeting.

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Bill's speed- 8mph

Makayla's speed-x

Distance- 8.25 miles

Time- D/T

= 8.25/ 8= 1.03 hours