SOLUTION: Mary and Jane drive in opposite directions. Mary drives 50milea per hour. Jane drives 70 miles per hour. In how many hours will they be 360 miles apart?

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Their rate of separation is the sum of their speeds, or

50 mph + 70 mph = 120 mph

 hours.

Edwin