SOLUTION: Two buses leave MCLA at noon. One travels west at 40 miles per hour and the other travels east at 68 miles per hour. How far apart are they after two and a half hours?

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Question 884295: Two buses leave MCLA at noon. One travels west at 40 miles per hour and the other travels east at 68 miles per hour. How far apart are they after two and a half hours?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance.
The first bus travels,
40%2A1.5=60 miles west
The second bus travels,
68%2A1.5=102miles east
So the distance between them 60%2B102=162 miles.