SOLUTION: Two boats departed at the same time from the same port. One traveled east at 13 miles per hour and the other traveled west at 19 miles per hour. After how many hours will the boats
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Question 1009906: Two boats departed at the same time from the same port. One traveled east at 13 miles per hour and the other traveled west at 19 miles per hour. After how many hours will the boats be 288 miles apart?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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= = 9 hours.
The distance between the cars is increased in 13 + 19 = 32 miles per hour.
It is the rate of the distance increase.
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