SOLUTION: 2 persons start @ the same time & travel toward each other, one @ 3mph and the other @ 4.5mph. When they meet, one has traveled 30 miles farther than the other. How far apart were

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Question 302800: 2 persons start @ the same time & travel toward each other, one @ 3mph and the other @ 4.5mph. When they meet, one has traveled 30 miles farther than the
other. How far apart were they when they started?

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miles per hour difference

hours traveled

miles per hour relative to each other

miles apart


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