/ means division and * means multiply. Unfortunately this expression makes no sense. It should be written with more detail and on more than one line.

1118/516=348*1118/516 =754m

Should be

is the time it takes for the cars to meet, so



amenbreakz: Something like the line "1118/516=348*1118/516 =754m"
appears every now and again on student papers. It's a common mistake to make (I've seen it a lot) but it is Mathematically incorrect, so I'd advise that in the future you omit the first equal sign. You may lose points for writing such an expression on an exam.

-Dan

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