Haretown and Tortoiseville are 45 miles apart. A hare travels at 7 mph from Haretown to Tortoiseville, while a tortoise travels at 2mph from Tortoiseville to Haretown.If both set out at the same time, how many miles will the hare have to travel before meeting the tortoise en route?
35 miles. For every 7 miles the hare does the tortoise does 2 making 9 miles per hour in total. 45 divided by 9 = 5 hours total. In 5 hours the hare travels 35 miles and the tortoise manages 10
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