SOLUTION: Two steamers leave a port on a river at the same time, traveling opposite directions. Each is traveling 22 mph. How long will it take for them to be 110 mi apart?
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Question 420981: Two steamers leave a port on a river at the same time, traveling opposite directions. Each is traveling 22 mph. How long will it take for them to be 110 mi apart?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two steamers leave a port on a river at the same time, traveling opposite directions. Each is traveling 22 mph. How long will it take for them to be 110 mi apart?
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applying the distance formula: d = rt
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Let x = time (hours) traveled
then
22x + 22x = 100
44x = 100
x = 100/44
x = 2.273 hours
or
x = 2 hours and 16 minutes
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