SOLUTION: Please show me the solution of the following problem: Two people start driving towards each other, starting from two towns 100 miles apart. If one person travels 30 miles per hour

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Question 327197: Please show me the solution of the following problem: Two people start driving towards each other, starting from two towns 100 miles apart. If one person travels 30 miles per hour and the other person travels 20 miles per hour, how long will it take until they meet?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate*Time=DIstance
First person:
30%2At=D1
Second person:
20%2At=D2
Find t+when+%7B%7B%7BD1%2BD2=100
30%2At%2B20%2At=100
50t=100
t=2hours.