SOLUTION: Two high-speed ferries leave at the same time from a city to go to the same island. the first ferry, the cat, travels at 37 miles per hour . the second ferry , the bird, travels at

Question 485771: Two high-speed ferries leave at the same time from a city to go to the same island. the first ferry, the cat, travels at 37 miles per hour . the second ferry , the bird, travels at 27 miles per hour. in how many hours will the two ferries be 30 miles apart?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cat 37 mph
Bird 27 mph
same direction in a straight line
catch up speed = 37-27= 10 mph
time = d/r
d= 30
t= 30/10 =3 hours
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