Two cars were 539 miles apart and started traveling towards each other on the same road at the same time. One car is going at 37 miles per hour, the other is going at 61 miles per hour. How long did it take for the two cars to pass each other?
1 Answer
May 27, 2016
The time is
Explanation:
Apart from the speeds given, there are two extra pieces of information which are given, but are not obvious.
Let
Write an expression for the distance travelled in terms of
Distance = speed x time
So,
The time is