SOLUTION: Motion - Two cars leave school, one car heads Eastbound on I-88 heading towards Chicago at 70 mph. A second car heads Westbound on I-88 heading towards Rockford at a rate of 55 mp

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Question 907435: Motion - Two cars leave school, one car heads Eastbound on I-88 heading towards Chicago at 70 mph. A second car heads Westbound on I-88 heading towards Rockford at a rate of 55 mph. How long until the two cars are 25 miles apart?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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70t + 55t = 25mi
t = 25/125 = .2hr or 12min