Answer:
16.364 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Speed of Claire = 6 miles per hour
Speed of Megan= 5 miles per hour
Distance from camp site to out post = 18 miles
Time for Claire to travel=18/6= 3 hours
Time for Megan to travel = 18/5 = 3.6 hours
The time they meet will be equal
Claire distance= 18 + x
Megan distance = 18-x
Claire time =( 18+x)/6
Megan Tim =( 18-x)/5
(18+x)/6 =(18-x)/5
5(18+x)= 6(18-x)
90 +5x = 108-6x
11x=18
X=18/11
X=1.636 Miles
So the distance from the Outpost to where they meet = 18-1.636
= 16.364 miles
