Albuquerque and Raton are approximately 220 miles apart. A car leaves Raton bound for Albuquerque, and it is t?
Albuquerque and Raton are approximately 220 miles apart. A car leaves Raton bound for Albuquerque, and it is traveling at 55 miles per hour. At the same time, a second car leaves Albuquerque bound for Raton, and it is traveling at 45 miles per hour. In how many hours will the cars meet? how step by step and an answer please.
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I thought of the question like this, although it may be slightly nontraditional. Car A travels 55 mph, Car B travels 45 mph, together they can cover 100 mph. 220 / 100 = 2.2 hours. Car A travels (55*2.2) = 121 miles from Alb. and meets car B (45*2.2) = 99 miles from Raton.
Albuquerque and Raton are approximately 220 miles apart. A car leaves Raton bound for Albuquerque, and it is traveling at 55 miles per hour. At the same time, a second car leaves Albuquerque bound for Raton, and it is traveling at 45 miles per hour. In how many hours will the cars meet? how step by step and an answer please.
Geography - 1 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
I thought of the question like this, although it may be slightly nontraditional. Car A travels 55 mph, Car B travels 45 mph, together they can cover 100 mph. 220 / 100 = 2.2 hours. Car A travels (55*2.2) = 121 miles from Alb. and meets car B (45*2.2) = 99 miles from Raton.
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