maxwell leaves his home and walks toward brad ' s house at the same time that brad leaves his home and runs toward maxwell ' s house . if the distance between their homes is 40 kilometers , maxwell ' s walking speed is 3 km / h , and brad ' s running speed is 5 km / h . what is the distance traveled by maxwell when they meet in the middle ?
"consider max starts from point a and brad starts from point b and move towards each other . assume they shall meet at point o after time ' t ' . the question asks us to find oa . from the question stem we can make out : - distance oa = 50 km - distance ob = > 3 xt = 40 - 5 xt ( i . e distance = speed x time ) = > 8 t = 40 hence t = 5 oa = 3 x 5 = 15 km answer : d"
multiply(3, divide(40, add(3, 5)))