At 10:00 AM, a car leaves a house at a rate of 60 mi/h.At the same time, another car leaves the smae house at a rate of 50 mi/h in the opposite direction. At what time will the cars be 330 miles apart?
I tried to make a equation, 50h+60h=330. I divided 330 by 110. so, I got h=3. Is this right?
The cars will be 330 miles apart in 3 hours. You got that part right. So the final answer is 1:00 pm since the question asks for what time.
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Yes, you are correct. To find the time it takes for the cars to be 330 miles apart, you can set up the equation:
50h + 60h = 330
Combining like terms, we have:
110h = 330
Dividing both sides by 110, we get:
h = 330/110
Simplifying the expression, we find:
h = 3
Therefore, it will take the cars 3 hours to be 330 miles apart.
Yes, you are on the right track. To solve this problem, you need to set up an equation to represent the distance traveled by both cars combined.
Let's assume that "h" represents the number of hours it takes for the cars to be 330 miles apart.
Since the cars are traveling in opposite directions, the total distance between them is the sum of the distances traveled by each car.
The first car is moving at a rate of 60 miles per hour, so it travels a distance of 60h miles in "h" hours.
Similarly, the second car is moving at a rate of 50 miles per hour, so it travels a distance of 50h miles in "h" hours.
Since the total distance traveled by both cars is 330 miles, you can set up the equation:
60h + 50h = 330
Combining like terms, you get:
110h = 330
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 110 to solve for "h":
h = 330 / 110 = 3
So, your answer is correct. It will take 3 hours for the cars to be 330 miles apart.