Question

Two truck drivers leave the same rest stop at the same time to travel in opposite directions.One travel at an average rate of 52 mph and the other average 56 mph.In how many hours will they be 72 miles apart
let the time be t hrs

52t + 56t = 72
take over to solve for t
(hint: it will clearly be less than 1 hr)

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