SOLUTION: How far will the bird travel by the time car 1 and car 2 meet? car1 is traveling at 60 mph from the east and car2 is traveling 40 mph from the west. The cars are 100 miles away? an

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Question 205131: How far will the bird travel by the time car 1 and car 2 meet? car1 is traveling at 60 mph from the east and car2 is traveling 40 mph from the west. The cars are 100 miles away? and they all start at the same time, the bird starts above car1 going at 80 mph.
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How far will the bird travel by the time car 1 and car 2 meet? car1 is traveling at 60 mph from the east and car2 is traveling 40 mph from the west. The cars are 100 miles away? and they all start at the same time, the bird starts above car1 going at 80 mph.
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This is not well stated. Are the cars approaching, or getting farther apart?
They're "100 miles away" from what?