Warrern and Cora's houses are separated by a stretch of road that is 66 miles long. One day, they decide to meet up somewhere in the middle and spend the afternoon together. Warren leaves his house and travels at 46 milers per hour at the same time that Cora leaves her house and drives 52 miles per hour. How long will it be until they meet?

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Warrern and Cora's houses are separated by a stretch of road that is 66 miles long. One day, they decide to meet up somewhere in the middle and spend the afternoon together. Warren leaves his house and travels at 46 milers per hour at the same time that Cora leaves her house and drives 52 miles per hour. How long will it be until they meet? 

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They started their journey at the same time, if Warren covered x miles then Cora's will cover (66—x) miles. 

We have the formula time is the ratio of distance to the velocity.

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