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Two cars are 750 miles apart and start moving towards each other. One car moves with the average speed of 40 mph and the other is 10 mph faster. When will the cars meet if they started to move at 11:00
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Two cars are 750 miles apart and start moving towards each other. One car moves with the average speed of 40 mph and the other is 10 mph faster. When will the cars meet if they started to move at 11:00 a.m.?

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7:20 p.m.

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User Shebuka
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40x + 50x = 750

90x = 750

x = 750 / 90 = 8.333 hours

40 * 8.33 = 333.4
50 * 8.33 = 416.6
8.33 hours = 8 hours and 20 mintutes

they will meet at 7:20 pm
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