one hour after yolanda started walking from x to y , a distance of 17 miles , bob started walking along the same road from y to x . if yolanda ' s walking rate was 3 miles per hour and bob т ' s was 4 miles per hour , how many miles had bob walked when they met ?
when b started walking y already has covered 3 miles out of 17 , hence the distance at that time between them was 17 - 3 = 14 miles . combined rate of b and y was 3 + 4 = 7 miles per hour , hence they would meet each other in 14 / 7 = 2 hours . in 6 hours b walked 2 * 4 = 8 miles . answer : e .
multiply(divide(subtract(17, 3), add(3, 4)), 4)