How many miles would each have walked

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Myron Corporation is sponsoring a walking race at its company outing. Leona Jackson and Sam Peterson love to walk. Leona walks at the rate of 8 miles per hour. Sam walks at the rate of 9 miles per hour. Assume they start walking from the same place and walk in a straight line. Sam starts 34 hours after Leona. Answer the questions that follow. Hint: Distance = Rate × Time.

a. How many miles would each have walked? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Distance walked miles.

b. How long will it take Sam to meet Leona? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Time is taken hours.

c. Assume Leona and Sam meet in Lonetown Station where two buses leave along parallel routes in opposite directions. The bus travelling east has a 41 mph speed. The bus traveling west has a 36 mph speed. In how many hours will the buses be 616 miles apart? Time taken hours.

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