SOLUTION: You go north at 65 mph and i go south at 50 mph. How long until we are 230 miles apart? 575 miles apart?

Question 1051977: You go north at 65 mph and i go south at 50 mph. How long until we are 230 miles apart? 575 miles apart?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can think of this as one of us ( either one )
standing still and the other one moving at the sum
of our speeds
Let = time in hrs when we are mi apart
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hrs
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Let = time in hrs when we are mi apart

hrs

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