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== Solution 1 ==
  
 
Let their speeds in kilometers per hour be <math>v_A</math> and <math>v_L</math>. We know that <math>v_A=3v_L</math> and that <math>v_A+v_L=60</math>. (The second equation follows from the fact that <math>1\mathrm km/min = 60\mathrm km/h</math>.) This solves to <math>v_A=45</math> and <math>v_L=15</math>.  
 
Let their speeds in kilometers per hour be <math>v_A</math> and <math>v_L</math>. We know that <math>v_A=3v_L</math> and that <math>v_A+v_L=60</math>. (The second equation follows from the fact that <math>1\mathrm km/min = 60\mathrm km/h</math>.) This solves to <math>v_A=45</math> and <math>v_L=15</math>.  
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From this point on, only Lauren will be riding her bike. As there are <math>15</math> kilometers remaining and <math>v_L=15</math>, she will need exactly an hour to get to Andrea. Therefore the total time in minutes is <math>5+60 = \boxed{65}</math>.
 
From this point on, only Lauren will be riding her bike. As there are <math>15</math> kilometers remaining and <math>v_L=15</math>, she will need exactly an hour to get to Andrea. Therefore the total time in minutes is <math>5+60 = \boxed{65}</math>.
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==Solution 2==
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Because the speed of Andrea is 3 times as fast as Lauren and the distance between them is decreasing at a rate of 1 kilometer per minute, Andrea's speed is <math>\frac{3}{4} \textbf{km/min}</math>, and Lauren's <math>\frac{1}{4} \textbf{km/min}</math>. Therefore, after 5 minutes, Andrea will have biked <math>\frac{3}{4} \cdot 5 = \frac{15}{4}km</math>.
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In all, Lauren will have to bike <math>20 - \frac{15}{4} = \frac{80}{4} - \frac{15}{4} = \frac{65}{4}km</math>. Because her speed is <math>\frac{1}{4} \textbf{km/min}</math>, the time elapsed will be <math>\frac{\frac{65}{4}}{\frac{1}{4}} = \boxed{\textbf{D) 65}}</math>
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/YJigRBg0LIQ
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 09:59, 8 June 2021

Problem

Andrea and Lauren are $20$ kilometers apart. They bike toward one another with Andrea traveling three times as fast as Lauren, and the distance between them decreasing at a rate of $1$ kilometer per minute. After $5$ minutes, Andrea stops biking because of a flat tire and waits for Lauren. After how many minutes from the time they started to bike does Lauren reach Andrea?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ 20 \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 30 \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 55 \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ 65 \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 80$

Solution 1

Let their speeds in kilometers per hour be $v_A$ and $v_L$. We know that $v_A=3v_L$ and that $v_A+v_L=60$. (The second equation follows from the fact that $1\mathrm km/min = 60\mathrm km/h$.) This solves to $v_A=45$ and $v_L=15$.

As the distance decreases at a rate of $1$ kilometer per minute, after $5$ minutes the distance between them will be $20-5=15$ kilometers.

From this point on, only Lauren will be riding her bike. As there are $15$ kilometers remaining and $v_L=15$, she will need exactly an hour to get to Andrea. Therefore the total time in minutes is $5+60 = \boxed{65}$.

Solution 2

Because the speed of Andrea is 3 times as fast as Lauren and the distance between them is decreasing at a rate of 1 kilometer per minute, Andrea's speed is $\frac{3}{4} \textbf{km/min}$, and Lauren's $\frac{1}{4} \textbf{km/min}$. Therefore, after 5 minutes, Andrea will have biked $\frac{3}{4} \cdot 5 = \frac{15}{4}km$.

In all, Lauren will have to bike $20 - \frac{15}{4} = \frac{80}{4} - \frac{15}{4} = \frac{65}{4}km$. Because her speed is $\frac{1}{4} \textbf{km/min}$, the time elapsed will be $\frac{\frac{65}{4}}{\frac{1}{4}} = \boxed{\textbf{D) 65}}$

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/YJigRBg0LIQ

~savannahsolver

See Also

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