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Two Search-And-Rescue Teams Leave Base Camp at the Same Time 6hr6 \mathrm { hr }

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Two search-and-rescue teams leave base camp at the same time, looking for a lost child. The first team, on horseback, heads north at 4 mph, and the other team, on foot, heads south at 1.5 mph. How long will it take them to search a distance of 22 miles between them?


A) 6hr6 \mathrm { hr }
B) 3hr3 \mathrm { hr }
C) 4hr4 \mathrm { hr }
D) 5.5hr5.5 \mathrm { hr }
E) 4.5hr4.5 \mathrm { hr }

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