SOLUTION: two cities are 315 miles apart. A car leaves city A towards city B at 50mph. At the same time, a bus leaves city b at 65mph toward city A. How long with it take them to meet?

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Question 450782: two cities are 315 miles apart. A car leaves city A towards city B at 50mph. At the same time, a bus leaves city b at 65mph toward city A. How long with it take them to meet?
Answer by rwm(914) About Me  (Show Source):
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r*t=d
r*t+r*t=d
50t+65t=315
115t=315
t=315/115=2.739 hours
If the cities were 345 apart it would take 3 hours