SOLUTION: TWO CARS LEAVE TOWN AT THE SAME TIME GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. ONE TRAVELS 50 M PH AND THE OTER TRAVELS AT 71 MPH. IN HOW MANY HOURS WILL THEY BE 105 MILES APART?
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Question 875047: TWO CARS LEAVE TOWN AT THE SAME TIME GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. ONE TRAVELS 50 M PH AND THE OTER TRAVELS AT 71 MPH. IN HOW MANY HOURS WILL THEY BE 105 MILES APART? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! TWO CARS LEAVE TOWN AT THE SAME TIME GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. ONE TRAVELS 50 M PH AND THE OTER TRAVELS AT 71 MPH. IN HOW MANY HOURS WILL THEY BE 105 MILES APART?
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let x=travel time cars will be 105 miles apart
distance =speed*travel time
75x-50x=105
25x=105
x=4.2
travel time cars will be 105 miles apart=4.2 hrs
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