SOLUTION: Two buses leave Houston at the the same time and travel in opposite directions, one bus averages 55 mi/h and the other bus averages 45 mi/h. When will they be 400 mi apart?

Question 326365: Two buses leave Houston at the the same time and travel in opposite directions, one bus averages 55 mi/h and the other bus averages 45 mi/h. When will they be 400 mi apart?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance=Rate*Time.
Since they're going in opposite directions, their total distance will be the sum of their individual distances.

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In 4 hours, they will be 400 miles apart.
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