SOLUTION: Two ships are traveling toward each other and are 465 miles apart. One ship is sailing at 24 mph. The other is sailing at 38 mph. In how many hours will the ships pass each other?
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Question 389920: Two ships are traveling toward each other and are 465 miles apart. One ship is sailing at 24 mph. The other is sailing at 38 mph. In how many hours will the ships pass each other? Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, stanbon:Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can think of one ship as standing still and
the other approaching at the sum of their speeds hrs
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two ships are traveling toward each other and are 465 miles apart. One ship is sailing at 24 mph. The other is sailing at 38 mph. In how many hours will the ships pass each other?
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Closing speed is 24+38 = 62 mph
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time = distance/rate
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time = 465/62
time = 7.5 hrs.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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