SOLUTION: after robbing a bank in brigton the dalton brothers galloped away at 24 km/h. 15 minutes later the posse left at 28 km/h. how long did it take the posse to overtake the dalton brot

Question 230064: after robbing a bank in brigton the dalton brothers galloped away at 24 km/h. 15 minutes later the posse left at 28 km/h. how long did it take the posse to overtake the dalton brothers?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How far did the D Bros get in 1/4 hr?

km
km
So, they had a 6 km headstart. Now I start my
stopwatch. I'll stop it when posse catches them
For posse:
(1)
For D Bros:
(2)
Substitute (1) in (2)

hrs
The posse overtakes them in 1.5 hrs
check answer:
(1)

km
and
(2)

km
OK

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