Half an hour after Car A started traveling from Newtown to Oldtown, a distance of 62 miles, Car B started traveling along the same road from Oldtown to Newtown. The cars met each other on the road 15 minutes after Car B started it's trip. If Car A traveled at a constant rate that was 8 miles per hour greater than Car B's constant rate, how many miles had Car B driven when they met?
A. 14 miles
B. 12 miles
C. 10 miles
D. 9 miles
E. 8 miles
You're suposed to convert the hours into fractions (i.e. Car A traveled for .75 hours and Car B traveled for .25 hours) but why can't I solve just using minutes (i.e. 45 and 15 minutes respectively)?
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A. 14 miles
B. 12 miles
C. 10 miles
D. 9 miles
E. 8 miles
You're suposed to convert the hours into fractions (i.e. Car A traveled for .75 hours and Car B traveled for .25 hours) but why can't I solve just using minutes (i.e. 45 and 15 minutes respectively)?
Thanks!