SOLUTION: two trains leave from a station at the same time. they travel at opposite directions, one at 62km/h, the other at 48 km/h. howlong will it take brfore they are 550km apart.

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Question 371837: two trains leave from a station at the same time. they travel at opposite directions, one at 62km/h, the other at 48 km/h. howlong will it take brfore they are 550km apart.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance
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D%5B1%5D=62%2At
D%5B2%5D=48%2At
D=D%5B1%5D%2BD%5B2%5D
Find t when D=550km.
D%5B1%5D%2BD%5B2%5D=550
62t%2B48t=550
110t=550
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