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Two boats leave the same dock in Cairo, IL at the same time.

Last updated: 7/12/2022

Two boats leave the same dock in Cairo, IL at the same time.

Two boats leave the same dock in Cairo, IL at the same time. One heads north on the Mississippi River while the other heads south. The northbound boat travels 4 miles per hour. The southbound boat goes 8 miles per hour. How long will it take them to be 54 miles apart?