The supertanker and the iceberg are

headed straight toward each other. The

supertanker is traveling at a speed of 12

miles per hour, while the iceberg is

traveling at 0.5 miles per hour. If the two

are exactly 50 miles apart, in how many

hours will they hit?

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Tamara Salas

27 August, 22:40

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Hadley Nolan · Answer 1

because they are traveling towards each other, you can add their speeds together to make 12.5

you divide 50/12.5 to get 4

they will hit in 4 hours

Aubree Burch · Answer 2

Aubree Burch 28 August, 02:31

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4 hours till they hit eachother

The supertanker and the iceberg areheaded straight toward each other. Thesupertanker is traveling at a speed of 12miles per hour, while the iceberg istraveling at 0.5 miles per hour. If the twoare exactly 50 miles apart, in how manyhours will they hit?