SOLUTION: Dan left the hospital and drove toward the train station at an average speed of 30 mph. Micaela left some time later driving in the same direction at an average speed of 75 mph. Af

Question 761638: Dan left the hospital and drove toward the train station at an average speed of 30 mph. Micaela left some time later driving in the same direction at an average speed of 75 mph. After driving for two hours micaela caught up with Dan. Find the number of hours Dan drove before Micaela caught up .
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Dan left the hospital and drove toward the train station at an average speed of 30 mph. Micaela left some time later driving in the same direction at an average speed of 75 mph. After driving for two hours micaela caught up with Dan. Find the number of hours Dan drove before Micaela caught up .
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let x=Time Dan drove before Micaela caught up.
Distance=75*2=150
Distance=travel time*speed
30x=150
x=5
Time Dan drove before Micaela caught up.=5 hours
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