SOLUTION: Luke and Josh are traveling on the same road in the same direction. Luke is driving at a rate of 50 mph and Josh is traveling at a rate of 55 mph. At the start, Luke is 15 miles
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Question 1125842: Luke and Josh are traveling on the same road in the same direction. Luke is driving at a rate of 50 mph and Josh is traveling at a rate of 55 mph. At the start, Luke is 15 miles ahead of Josh. Write and solve an inequality to find when Josh will be ahead of Luke on the highway. Let x represent time in hours.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
55x =>50x + 15
5x => 15
x => 3
after 3 hours Josh will be ahead of Luke
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