SOLUTION: Two people start traveling towards each other from 950 miles apart. One is traveling at 30 mph and the other at 40 mph. How many hours elapse before they meet?
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Question 972392: Two people start traveling towards each other from 950 miles apart. One is traveling at 30 mph and the other at 40 mph. How many hours elapse before they meet? Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let them meet after a time 't' hours.
Distance covered by one person=speed*time=30t
Distance covered by second person=speed*time=40t
We have 30t+40t=950
70t=950
t=95/7=13.57 hours=13 hours 34.2 minutes
They meet after 13.57 hours.
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