SOLUTION: San Antonio & Dallas are 270 miles apart. A car is traveling from San Antonio to Dallas at 50mph. Another car is traveling from Dallas to S.Antonio at 40mph. HOW MANY MILES will th
Algebra.Com
Question 475891: San Antonio & Dallas are 270 miles apart. A car is traveling from San Antonio to Dallas at 50mph. Another car is traveling from Dallas to S.Antonio at 40mph. HOW MANY MILES will they travel before they meet?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance = 270 miles
San Antonio to Dallas speed = 50 mph
Dallas to San Antonio speed=40 mph
combined speed = 90 mph
t= d/r
t= 270/90
t=3 hours
The car from San Antonio -speed = 50 mph. Time traveled = 3 hours
so distance = 150 miles
they meet 150 miles from San Antonio
RELATED QUESTIONS
A map of Texas has a scale of 2inches: 130 miles. The distance from Dallas to San Antonio (answered by josmiceli)
Frankie drove from San Antonio to her friend's in Austin, a distance of 75 mi. She... (answered by richwmiller)
tom's family is planning a 7-day trip to texas. they want to spend time in both san... (answered by checkley77)
tom's family is planning a 7-day trip to texas. they want to spend time in both san... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Traveling at 70 miles/hour, how many minutes will it take to drive 175 miles to San... (answered by jim_thompson5910)
a jet traveling 480 miles per hour leaves San Antonio for San Francisco, a distance of... (answered by richwmiller)
A car leaves San Francisco for Los Angeles traveling an average of 60mph. At the same... (answered by ptaylor)
a car leaves san diego at 1 pm traveling at a constant rate of 40 mph toward los angeles. (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
a car leaves san diego at 1 pm traveling at a constant rate of 40 mph toward LA. 30 mins... (answered by geetha_rama)