SOLUTION: two cars leave a city one traveling east and the other west.The car going east is traveling at 66 mph and the car going west is traveling at 60 mph . How long will it take for them

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Question 895932: two cars leave a city one traveling east and the other west.The car going east is traveling at 66 mph and the car going west is traveling at 60 mph . How long will it take for them to be 315 miles apart ?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two cars leave a city one traveling east and the other west.The car going east is traveling at 66 mph and the car going west is traveling at 60 mph . How long will it take for them to be 315 miles apart ?
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60+66=126 mph=speed at which cars are traveling apart from each other
travel time=distance/speed=315/126=2.5
How long will it take for them to be 315 miles apart ? 2.5 hrs

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