SOLUTION: Brenda left the science museum and drove toward her cabin on the lake at an average speed of 65 km/h. Adam left some time later driving in the opposite direction with an average sp

Question 532763: Brenda left the science museum and drove toward her cabin on the lake at an average speed of 65 km/h. Adam left some time later driving in the opposite direction with an average speed of 45 km/h. After Brenda had driven for five hours they were 505 km apart. Find the number of hours Adam drove.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Brenda had driven km
They were 505 km apart, so
Adam had driven km
Adam's equation:

Adam drove for 4 hrs
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