SOLUTION: Joanna is traveling 30mph north and Jovanna is traveling 40 mph south. How long will it take before the distance between them is 350 miles

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Question 1086152: Joanna is traveling 30mph north and Jovanna is traveling 40 mph south. How long will it take before the distance between them is 350 miles

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They are going apart at a combined speed of 70 mph.
350/70=5 hours.
In that time, Joanna will have gone 150 miles north and Jovanna 200 miles south.

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