SOLUTION: two cities are 2370 miles apart. a plane leaves one of them , traveling towards the other at an average speed of 380 miles per hour. at the same time a plane leaves the other, trav

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Question 765867: two cities are 2370 miles apart. a plane leaves one of them , traveling towards the other at an average speed of 380 miles per hour. at the same time a plane leaves the other, traveling towards the first, at an average speed of 410 miles per hour. how long will it take them to meet?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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Both traveling, so when the sum of the distances they travel is equal to 2370 miles, they meet.

Let h = time in hours that the planes travel.

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790h=2370
h=2370%2F790
ANSWER: h=3 hours