SOLUTION: From the same spot, two runners start running toward opposite directions along the same path. One was running at 5 mph and the other at 7 mph. How long will it take before they are

Question 1193707: From the same spot, two runners start running toward opposite directions along the same path. One was running at 5 mph and the other at 7 mph. How long will it take before they are 60 miles apart?
Answer by ikleyn(52767) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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They separate at the rate 5 + 7 = 12 mph.


So, they will be 60 miles apart in   = 5 hours.    ANSWER

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