Question

Solve the following: One car left Carville driving toward Beattyville, which is 300 miles away. A second car left Beattyville at the same time, driving toward Carville. If the first and second cars are averaging 55 mph and 65 mph, respectively, in how many hours will they pass each other?

Answer 1

5

Answer 2

You have to find the average speed of the cars, then combine those speeds.

Then use d = rt and solve for t