SOLUTION: A car leaves Alabang. At the same time another leaves Baclaran traveling the same highway as the car. The car from Alabang travels 50 miles per hour. The car from Baclaran travels

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Question 1133386: A car leaves Alabang. At the same time another leaves Baclaran traveling the same highway as the car. The car from Alabang travels 50 miles per hour. The car from Baclaran travels at the rate of 40 mph. If Alabang and Baclaran are 45 miles apart: (a) How soon will the cars meet? (b) How far from Alabang will they meet?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A to B, 50x miles
B to A, 40x miles



---------half hour

How far from A?

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