Two cars leave town at the same time going in the same direction. One travels 55 miles per hour and the other travels 48 miles per hour. And how many hours will they be 49 miles apart? ​

Question 160644: Two cars leave town at the same time going in opposite directions. One travels 55 mph and the other travels 48 mph. In how many hours will they be 206 miles apart? T=2 HOURS THEY WILL BE 206 MILES APART

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option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have

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