two cars are driving toward each other from opposite directions if one is driving 55mph the other is driving 60 mph and the cars are 500miles apart how long before they pass each other? round to the nearest tenth of an hour.
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two vehicals traveling towards each other at 55mph and are one mile apart how much time elapes before they meet
To find out how long it takes for two cars to pass each other, we need to determine the total distance they will travel combined and divide it by the sum of their speeds.
In this case, the two cars are driving towards each other from opposite directions. Therefore, their combined distance will be the sum of their initial distances, which is 500 miles.
The first car is driving at a speed of 55 mph, while the second car is driving at a speed of 60 mph.
To calculate the time it takes for them to pass each other, we divide the total distance by the sum of their speeds:
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 500 miles / (55 mph + 60 mph)
Time = 500 miles / 115 mph
Time ≈ 4.35 hours
Rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour, it takes approximately 4.4 hours for the two cars to pass each other.