SOLUTION: A ship left port A with a speed of 40 mph. In 1 1/4 of an hour, a second ship left the port with a speed of 60 mph. In how many hours and at what distance from port A will the sec

Question 1016762: A ship left port A with a speed of 40 mph. In 1 1/4 of an hour, a second ship left the port with a speed of 60 mph. In how many hours and at what distance from port A will the second ship catch up with the first one?
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Answer by FrankM(1040) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the 1.25 hrs the first ship has gone 50 miles.
The second ship approaches at 20 mph, the difference in speed. To close the 50 mile gap requires 50/20 or 2.5 hours.
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