SOLUTION: Two cars start from a red light traveling down a highway in the same direction. One car averages 40 mph, while the other car averages 55 mph. How much time does it take before the

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Question 1003259: Two cars start from a red light traveling down a highway in the same direction. One car averages 40 mph, while the other car averages 55 mph. How much time does it take before the two cars are 5 miles apart?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since they travel at a 15 mph difference, 5 miles is covered in 5/15 hour,
which is 1/3 hour or twenty minutes.