SOLUTION: damian left the airport travelling at an average speed of 35km/h. Jasmine left the airport at the same time and travelled in the opposite direction with an average speed of 65km/h.

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Question 545831: damian left the airport travelling at an average speed of 35km/h. Jasmine left the airport at the same time and travelled in the opposite direction with an average speed of 65km/h. Find the number of hours Jasmine must travel before thet are 59.4km apart
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damian left the airport travelling at an average speed of 35km/h. Jasmine left the airport at the same time and travelled in the opposite direction with an average speed of 65km/h. Find the number of hours Jasmine must travel before thet are 59.4km apart
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They are separating at a rate of (35+65) = 100 km/hr
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time = distanc/rate
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Your Problem:
time = 59.4/100 = 0.594 hrs = 0.594*60 = 35.64 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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