SOLUTION: Two boats leave port at the same time, one heading north at 32 knots (nautical miles per hour) and the other south at 49 knots. How long will it take them to be 567 nautical miles
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Question 942383: Two boats leave port at the same time, one heading north at 32 knots (nautical miles per hour) and the other south at 49 knots. How long will it take them to be 567 nautical miles apart?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
speed of boat relative to each other:
32 + 49 = 81 knots
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s = d/t
t = d/s
t = 567/81
t = 7 hours
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