SOLUTION: Mr. Fisher travels from Boise, Idaho, toward Casper, Wyoming, at a rate of 56 mi/hr. Mr. Collins leaves Casper for Boise at the same time, traveling at 64 mi/hr. If the cities are

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Question 1044865: Mr. Fisher travels from Boise, Idaho, toward Casper, Wyoming, at a rate of 56 mi/hr. Mr. Collins leaves Casper for Boise at the same time, traveling at 64 mi/hr. If the cities are 658 mi apart, how long will it be before the two men meet?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39800)   (Show Source):
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RATE TIME DISTANCE Mr. Fisher 56 t 56t Mr. Collins 64 t 64t TOTAL 658

Answer by ikleyn(53765)   (Show Source):
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Mr. Fisher travels from Boise, Idaho, toward Casper, Wyoming, at a rate of 56 mi/hr. Mr. Collins leaves Casper for Boise
at the same time, traveling at 64 mi/hr. If the cities are 658 mi apart, how long will it be before the two men meet?
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"How long" = = hours. Bad numbers? - Really bad. The two cars move toward each other with the relative speed 56 + 64 = 120 miles per hour or 2 miles per minute. Hence "How long" = minutes = 329 minutes = 5 hours and 29 minutes. Much better.

Answer by MathTherapy(10810)   (Show Source):
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Mr. Fisher travels from Boise, Idaho, toward Casper, Wyoming, at a rate of 56 mi/hr. Mr. Collins leaves Casper for Boise at the same time, traveling at 64 mi/hr. If the cities are 658 mi apart, how long will it be before the two men meet?

Let time to meet be T
Then we get the following DISTANCE equation: 56T + 64T = 658
120T = 658
T, or time taken to meet = , or