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Reptile
2 months ago
5

Two steamers leave a port on a river at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. Each is traveling 22 miles per hour. Ho

w long will it take for them to be 110 miles apart

Mathematics
2 answers:
tester [12.3K]2 months ago
5 0

The result:

is 2.5 hours.

Detailed explanation:

Let x denote the duration each steamer takes.

It is given that two steamers leave a port on a river simultaneously, heading in opposite directions.

\text{Distance}=\text{Speed}\times \text{Time}

Since they are both traveling at the same speed, the distance each steamer covers in x hours is 22x.

With the given distance of 110 miles traveled by both steamers, we can express this as an equation:

22x+22x=110

Let's solve for x:

44x=110

\frac{44x}{44}=\frac{110}{44}

x=\frac{10}{4}

x=2.5

Consequently, both steamers will take 2.5 hours to be 110 miles apart.

Inessa [12.5K]2 months ago
4 0
After 1 hour >> 44 miles apart
after 2 hours >> 88 miles apart
after 2.5 hours >> 110 miles apart

Two and a half hours
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