SOLUTION: A car leaves town A going toward B at 50 miles per hour. At the same time, another car leaves B going toward A at 55 miles per hour. How long will it be before the two cars meet if

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Question 369626: A car leaves town A going toward B at 50 miles per hour. At the same time, another car leaves B going toward A at 55 miles per hour. How long will it be before the two cars meet if the distance from A to B is 630 miles?

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Rate*Time=Distance
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D%5B1%5D=50%2At
D%5B2%5D=55%2At
Find t when D%5B1%5D%2BD%5B2%5D=630
D%5B1%5D%2BD%5B2%5D=630
50t%2B55t=630
105t=630
highlight%28t=6%29hrs