Two cars leave town going in opposite directions. One car is traveling 60 miles per hour (mph), and the other car is traveling 40 mph. How long will it take before the cars are 300 miles apart?
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2 hours

3 hours

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4 hours

Two cars leave town going in opposite directions. One car is traveling 60 miles per hour (mph), and the other car is traveling 40 mph. How long will it take before the cars are 300 miles apart?
Answer

2 hours

3 hours

5 hours

4 hours

@Mathematics

Question

Two cars leave town going in opposite directions. One car is traveling 60 miles per hour (mph), and the other car is traveling 40 mph. How long will it take before the cars are 300 miles apart?
 Answer

2 hours

3 hours

5 hours

4 hours

Two cars leave town going in opposite directions. One car is traveling 60 miles per hour (mph), and the other car is traveling 40 mph. How long will it take before the cars are 300 miles apart?
 Answer

2 hours

3 hours

5 hours

4 hours
 
 @Mathematics

hero · Answer

3hours even though I posted that solution already

hero · Answer

I posted three solutions but received zero medals so far. :(

across · Answer

A car's speed is measured relative to a stationary object, such as the ground. If you were to measure the speed of the 40 mph car relative to that of the 60 mph car, you'd see a car traveling at 100 mph. It shouldn't be too hard to solve these problems, really.