Acyclist begins traveling 18 mph. at the same time and at the same starting point, an inline skater follows the cyclist's path and begins traveling 6 mph. after how much time will they be 24 miles apart?

18x - 6x = 24

12x = 24

x = 2

After 2 hours they will be 24 miles apart.

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No because if you do the higher number minus the lower number you will get a positive. if you do it the other way around you will get a negative number