The time it will take for the girls to reach a common point is the same. Say we represent the distance traveled by Caroline as x and that of Laura as y. The equations that would best represent the given situation are,
x + y = 3120
x/7.2 = y/8.4
The equations above will give answers for x and y as 1440 meters and 1680 meters, respectively. The answer to the first question is 1440/7.2 or 200 s and to the second question is 1440 meters.