SOLUTION: a bus traveling at the rate of 30 miles per hour left the city at 11:45 a.m. A car following the bus at 45 miles per hour left the city at noon.At what time will the driver catch
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Question 225782: a bus traveling at the rate of 30 miles per hour left the city at 11:45 a.m. A car following the bus at 45 miles per hour left the city at noon.At what time will the driver catch up with the bus?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
bus has 7.5 mi lead
car overtaking at 15 mph
7.5/15=.5 hrs
meeting time 11:45 am +30 min=12:15 pm
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