Two meteors start 175,000 miles apart and collide after five minutes. One travels at 2/3 the speed of the other. How far did each travel? Analysis: This problem combines two formulas unknown X factor = rate and rate X time = distance. The time to collision is 5 minutes. Since both meteros are traveling the entire time, both of their travel times are 5 minutes. A third implied formula is based on the fact that the total distance traveled is equal to the sum of the distances traveled by the two meteors. Click to see the meteor table, the program, or the results. Learn about Shirts and Ties.