SOLUTION: `Two people start traveling towards each other from 960 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 972418: `Two people start traveling towards each other from 960 miles apart. One is traveling at 30 mph and the other at 40 mph. How many hours elapse before they meet?''.
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The people are approaching each other at (30 mph+40 mph) 70 mph.
To travel 960 miles at 70 mph takes (960 miles/70 mph) 13.71 hours.