two cars are driving toward each other from opposite directions if one is driving 55mph the other is driving 60mph and the cars are 500 miles apart how long will it be before they pass each other? round to the nearest tenth of an hour.
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The cars are 500 miles apart.
They are driving toward each other with the combined speed of 55+60 = 115 mph.
distance = rate*time
time = d/r = 500/115 = ??
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To find out how long it takes for the cars to pass each other, we can use the formula:
Time = Distance / Speed
In this case, the total distance between the cars is 500 miles and the combined speed of the two cars is (55 mph + 60 mph) = 115 mph.
Plugging the values into the formula:
Time = 500 miles / 115 mph
Calculating this, we find:
Time ≈ 4.35 hours
Rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour, it will be approximately 4.4 hours before the cars pass each other.