SOLUTION: Two cars leave Pima Community College traveling in opposite directions. One car travels at 80 mph and the other at 54 mph. In how many hours will they be 938 miles apart?
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Question 333316: Two cars leave Pima Community College traveling in opposite directions. One car travels at 80 mph and the other at 54 mph. In how many hours will they be 938 miles apart?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One car travels at 80 mph and the other at 54 mph. In how many hours will they be 938 miles apart?
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they are travelling in opposite directions
the effective speed is 80+54 = 134 mph
distance = 938 miles
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Time when they will be 938 miles apart will be 938/134
= 7 hours
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