SOLUTION: : a sailboat is taking on water during a storm and is in danger of sinking. after calling the coast guard, the sailboat turns towards shore and travels at 17mph towards boston whic

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Question 923456: : a sailboat is taking on water during a storm and is in danger of sinking. after calling the coast guard, the sailboat turns towards shore and travels at 17mph towards boston which is 123.9 miles away. at the same time, a coast guard cutter leaves boston and heads towards the floundering sailboat at a speed of 42 miles per hour. how long until the coast guard reaches the sailboat
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sailboat and the coast guard cutter are traveling on the same line, in opposite directions. How much time until the sum of their distances traveled become 123.9 miles?

Let t be the unknown time.
17%2At%2B42t=123.9
Solve for t, in hours and if you want, convert to mixed or to minutes.