SOLUTION: The super tanker and the iceberg are headed straight toward each other. The supertanker is traveling at a speed of 12 miles per hour, while the iceberg is traveling a 0.5 miles pe

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Question 1158383: The super tanker and the iceberg are headed straight toward each other. The supertanker is traveling at a speed of 12 miles per hour, while the iceberg is traveling a 0.5 miles per hour. If the two are exactly 50 miles apart, in how many hours will they hit?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Add their rates of travel
Let +t+ = time in hrs until they hit
+50+=+%28+12+%2B+.5+%29%2At+
+50+=+12.5t+
+t+=+4+
They will hit in 4 hrs