SOLUTION: lois and clark leave thier office to meet clients. lois leaves at 8 am and travels at 35moh. clark leaves at 815am and travels at 40 miles an hour. they travel in opposite directio
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Question 267545: lois and clark leave thier office to meet clients. lois leaves at 8 am and travels at 35moh. clark leaves at 815am and travels at 40 miles an hour. they travel in opposite directions. when will they be 290 miles apart? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! lois and clark leave thier office to meet clients. lois leaves at 8 am and travels at 35moh. clark leaves at 815am and travels at 40 miles an hour. they travel in opposite directions. when will they be 290 miles apart?
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Lois DATA:
rate = 35 mph ; time = x hrs. ; distance = 35x miles
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Clark DATA:
rate = 40 mph ; time = x-(1/4) hr ; distance = 40(x-(1/4)) = 40x-10 miles
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Equation:
distance + distance = 290 miles
35x + 40x-10 = 290
75x = 300
x = 4 hrs
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290 miles apart at 8:00 + 4 hrs = 12:00 noon
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