SOLUTION: One car travels 45 mph and other one travels 52 mph. If they start from the same place at the same time, traveling in the same direction, after how many hours will the faster car b
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Question 531608: One car travels 45 mph and other one travels 52 mph. If they start from the same place at the same time, traveling in the same direction, after how many hours will the faster car be 42 miles ahead of the slower one?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Car 2 is going 7 mph faster than Car 1.
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When will it be 42 miles ahead?
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42/7 = 6 hr
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Check the distances to be sure.
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6*45 = 270
6*52 = 312
312-270 = 42 miles
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Answer: 6 hr.
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Done.
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