SOLUTION: Two cars, 300 mies apart start together toward each other at 1:00 pm. The first car travels at 35 miles per hour and the second at 25 miles per hour. At what time will they meet?

Question 708031: Two cars, 300 mies apart start together toward each other at 1:00 pm. The first car travels at 35 miles per hour and the second at 25 miles per hour. At what time will they meet?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39631) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When will the sum of their distances traveled equal 300 miles? The time quantity will be the same for both cars.
car 1: 35*t, his distance traveled during the required time.
car 2: 25*t, his distance traveled during the required time.

35t+25t=300
find t. Add to 1:00 PM.
t=5 hours, therefore, they meet at 6:00 PM.

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