SOLUTION: 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?

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Question 211967: 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?
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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?
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Their speeds are added when going in opposite directions.
They're separating at 44 mph.
110/44 = 2.5 hours