SOLUTION: Car A leaves an intersection heading north at 40 miles per hour. Car B leaves the same intersection at the same time, heading south at 62 miles per hour. How far apart are the two

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Question 1093327: Car A leaves an intersection heading north at 40 miles per hour. Car B leaves the same intersection at the same time, heading south at 62 miles per hour.
How far apart are the two cars after t hour have elapsed?
When will the cars be 30 miles apart?

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Car A leaves an intersection heading north at 40 miles per hour. Car B leaves the same intersection at the same time, heading south at 62 miles per hour.
How far apart are the two cars after t hour have elapsed?
When will the cars be 30 miles apart?
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Here's all you need to know:
Going in opposite directions, the speeds are added.