Joseph and Dominic live 540 miles apart and plan to meet somewhere in between. Joseph will travel at 60 miles per hour and Dominic will travel at 45 miles per hour. For how long will Dominic travel if Joseph leaves 2 hours earlier?

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Answer:

4 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance = speed * time.

They approach each other at 60 + 45 = 105 m/h.

In the first 2 hours Joseph travels  2*60 = 120 miles.

At this point they are 540 - 120 = 420 miles apart.

So, when they are moving towards each other we have the equation:

420 = 105 * time

--> time = 420 / 105

            = 4 hours.

At this time they will meet, and Dominic will have travelled 4 hours.