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Question

pleas explain how i do this!!!

at 3pm two ships started sailing toward eachother from ports wich were 265 miles apart at average rates of 18 and 23 mph. what time wer the ships 60 miles apart

and please explain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

265-60 = 18x + 23x

205 = 41x

x=5hrs

3pm+5hrs = 8pm

You want the ships to be 60 miles apart so you have to subtract 60 miles from the total distance. This equals 205. You want a number (the amount of hours or x) where 18x plus 23x equals 205 miles. Solve the equation and find that it is 5 hours. Add 5 to 3pm and get 8pm.

Answer 2

You are look for how long will it take the to ships combined to move 205 miles (265-60). We let x = the time it takes the ships to move this distance, so you have
18x + 23x = 205
combine terms
41x = 205
divide both sides by 41
x = 5
Now since it takes 5 hours to travel the distance you need to add the 5 hours to the start time of 3 pm and you get 3 + 5 = 8, so they will be 60 miles apart at 8 pm.

Answer 3

These things are based on the distance = rate(time) formula.

They're currently 265 miles apart, but you want to lessen the distance to 60 miles, so they have to travel 205 miles altogether.

The distance for ship A + the distance for ship B should equal 205.

18x + 23x = 205
41x = 205
x = 5 hours

Five hours from 3 p.m. is 8 p.m.

Answer 4

Basically, each ship starts from ports 265 miles apart at 3 PM. After each hour, each lessens the distance between them by 18miles or 23miles, so at 4PM, they will be 265mi - (18mi + 23mi). Every hour, the distance will lessen by (18mi + 23mi), ex. 5PM: 265mi - 2(18mi + 23mi), 6PM 265mi - 3(18mi + 23mi) until they are 60mi apart. What hour will it be when the answer to the equation is 60mi?

Answer 5

the answer to everything is 27.

:P Sorry, I don't like math problems!