SOLUTION: Two cities are 345 miles apart. A car leaves one of the cities traveling toward the second city at 65 miles per hour. At the same time, a bus leaves the second city at 50 miles

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Question 700209: Two cities are 345 miles apart. A car leaves one of the cities traveling toward the
second city at 65 miles per hour. At the same time, a bus leaves the second city at 50
miles per hour. How long will it take for them to meet?I just need the equation.

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is the same thing as one car travelling the entire distance at the sum of the two cars' speeds.

Distance = Rate times Time.

So Time = Distance divided by Rate

, where in hours, in miles, and in miles per hour.

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