A man called his wife to tell her tha they needed to switch vehicles so he could

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A man called his wife to tell her tha they needed to switch vehicles so he could the family van t use pick up some building materials after The wife left their home, traveling toward in their van at 35 mph. At the same time, the husband left his offce in his car, traveling toward their home at 45 mph. If his offce is 20 miles from their home, how long will it take them to meet so they can switch vehicles? A man called his wife to tell her tha they needed to switch vehicles so he could the family van t use pick up some building materials after The wife left their home, traveling toward in their van at 35 mph. At the same time, the husband left his offce in his car, traveling toward their home at 45 mph. If his offce is 20 miles from their home, how long will it take them to meet so they can switch vehicles? A man called his wife to tell her tha they needed to switch vehicles so he could the family van t use pick up some building materials after The wife left their home, traveling toward in their van at 35 mph. At the same time, the husband left his offce in his car, traveling toward their home at 45 mph. If his offce is 20 miles from their home, how long will it take them to meet so they can switch vehicles?

Explanation / Answer

relative velocity of the vehicles = v1 + v2, here v1 = 35mph , v2 = 45 mph

therefore relative velocity = 35 + 45 = 80 mph

Distance = 20 miles = speed*time

or, time = distance/speed = 20/80 = 0.25hours = 0.25*60mins = 15 minutes

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