SOLUTION: Two cars are driving towards each other. The first car is driving at 30 mph north and is 5miles south of the intersection. The second car is driving 40mph west and is 6 miles east

Question 929022: Two cars are driving towards each other. The first car is driving at 30 mph north and is 5miles south of the intersection. The second car is driving 40mph west and is 6 miles east of the intersection what is the closest the cars ever get to one another?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two cars are driving towards each other.
The first car is driving at 30 mph north and is 5 miles south of the intersection.
The second car is driving 40 mph west and is 6 miles east of the intersection
what is the closest the cars ever get to one another?
;
This will occur when faster car reaches the intersection
Find the time (in minutes) required for the faster car to reach the intersection.
* 60 = 9 min
Find the time required by the slower car to reach the intersection
* 60 = 10 min
Therefore the slow car is 1 min away from the intersection when the fast car is at the intersection
Find how far that is (dist = speed * time)
30 * = .5 mi is the closest they will get to each other

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