SOLUTION: two cars leave town at the same time going in the same direction. one travel 52mi/h and the other travels 60mi/h. In how many hours will they be 52 miles apart.
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Question 1057726: two cars leave town at the same time going in the same direction. one travel 52mi/h and the other travels 60mi/h. In how many hours will they be 52 miles apart.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can think of this as one of the cars
standing still, and the other one traveling
at the difference of their speeds.
In 6.5 hrs, they will be 52 mi apart
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