document.write( "Question 334787: At 10:100 a.m. two cars leave the same location and travel in opposite directions one car's speed is 50 mi/h, while the other's speed is 55 mi/h. at what time are the cars 273 mi apart? \n" ); document.write( "
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since both are travelling in opposite directions
\n" ); document.write( "the effective speed = 105 mph.
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 273 miles
\n" ); document.write( "Time = 273/105
\n" ); document.write( "time =2.6 hours
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\n" ); document.write( "0.6 hours = 36 minutes
\n" ); document.write( "2 hours 36 minutes
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\n" ); document.write( "they will be 273 miles apart at 12 .36 pm
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