SOLUTION: A ship leaves a harbor and travels east at 25 mph. The ship is 10 miles away from the harbor when a second ship departs and also travels east, but at 35 miles per hour. How much

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Question 1122516: A ship leaves a harbor and travels east at 25 mph. The ship is 10 miles away from the harbor when a second ship departs and also travels east, but at 35 miles per hour. How much time does it take the second ship to catch up to the first ship?
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The amount of time it would take something going 10 mph to go 10 miles.


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it


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