SOLUTION: Two men travelling in opposite directions at the rate 18 and 22 miles per hour respectively started at the same time from the same place. In how many hours will they be 250 miles a

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Question 624449: Two men travelling in opposite directions at the rate 18 and 22 miles per hour respectively started at the same time from the same place. In how many hours will they be 250 miles apart?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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18+22=40 apart/hr
250/40=25/4=6 1/4 hrs
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Ed