SOLUTION: Two cars left at the same time. One was going from town A to town B that was car number one. Car number two went from B to A. The first car went 70 mph and the second went eighty M

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Question 846380: Two cars left at the same time. One was going from town A to town B that was car number one. Car number two went from B to A. The first car went 70 mph and the second went eighty Mph. The distance between the town is 300 miles. How long did it take for the cars to meet?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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70t+80t=300
150t=300
t=2 hours
2*70+2*80=300
They met 140 miles from town A.