Speed and Velocity of a mosquito

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Homework Statement


A mosquito flies toward you with a velocity of 2.4 km/h [E]. If a distance of 35.0 m separates you and the mosquito, at what point will the mosquito hit your sunglasses if you are traveling toward the mosquito with a speed of 2.0 m/s and the mosquito is traveling in a straight path?


Homework Equations


v=d/t


The Attempt at a Solution


I rearranged the formula to solve for time first, by dividing the distance by the addition of the vectors, but it didn't work.
 
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That approach should work. Did you use proper units? (I assume they want to know how far you've moved when the mosquito hits you.)