SOLUTION: At 10:00 am a car leaves a house at a rate of 60mi/hr. At the same time, another car leaves the same house at a rate of 50mi/hr in the opposite direction. At what time will the car

Question 159963This question is from textbook Algebra 1
: At 10:00 am a car leaves a house at a rate of 60mi/hr. At the same time, another car leaves the same house at a rate of 50mi/hr in the opposite direction. At what time will the car be 330 miles apart? This question is from textbook Algebra 1

Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Remember the following eqns:
Baisc eqn: ,
Also the folowwing eqn we get:
EQN 1
We are ask for the total time when both cars are 330 miles apart. So,
As per reference to our basic eqn:

, ANSWER
To check, in reference to the basic eqn again:
Car 1
Car 2
Then as per EQN 1:

They are this apart after 3 hours
Thank you,
Jojo

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