You\'re eating lunch at your favorite cafe when a friend calls you, asking to me

Question

You're eating lunch at your favorite cafe when a friend calls you, asking to meet you. He is calling from a city 155 miles away and wants to meet you somewhere in between the two locations.

He will start driving right away, but you need 31 minutes to finish your lunch before you can begin driving.

If your friend plans to drive at 75 mph, and you plan to drive 55 mph.

How long will your friend be driving before he meets you?

How far will you have traveled before you meet him? (Ignore acceleraton and assume straight line.)

I have worked this multiple ways and still getting it "incorrect"

Explanation / Answer

Your friend will have been driving for 84.65 minutes and you will have traveled 49.19 miles.

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