SOLUTION: First thank you all. I have a word problem: Two steamers leave a port on a river at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. Each is traveling 22mph. How long will it ta

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Question 176905: First thank you all.
I have a word problem: Two steamers leave a port on a river at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. Each is traveling 22mph. How long will it take for them to be 110 mi. apart?

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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22t+22t=110
44t=110
t=110/44
t=2.5 hours they'll be 110 miles apart.