Question 575237: one travel 55 mph and the other travel 45 mph in opposite directions. How long will it take them to travel a total distance of 240 miles? Found 2 solutions by chana, Alan3354:Answer by chana(69) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one travel 55 mph and the other travel 45 mph in opposite directions. How long will it take them to travel a total distance of 240 miles?
sol:
time taken by first + time taken by second train = total time taken
time taken = distane /speed
(240/55) + (240/45) = 9.7 hours
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one travel 55 mph and the other travel 45 mph in opposite directions. How long will it take them to travel a total distance of 240 miles?
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It depends on what you mean by "total distance."
Also, how far apart are they at the start?
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If you mean when they'll be 240 miles apart and start from the same point:
The speeds are added when going in opposite directions
55 + 45 = 100 mi/hr
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d = r*t
t = d/r = 240/100
t = 2.4 hours.
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If you mean something else, you'll have to specify.
