SOLUTION: At 12 noon, Jack leaves at 53 kph to catch Jill who had a one hour head start. If Jack was still 26 km behind @ 8 pm, how fast was Jill going?

SOLUTION: At 12 noon, Jack leaves at 53 kph to catch Jill who had a one hour head start. If Jack was still 26 km behind @ 8 pm, how fast was Jill going?

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Question 188548: At 12 noon, Jack leaves at 53 kph to catch Jill who had a one hour head start. If Jack was still 26 km behind @ 8 pm, how fast was Jill going?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Jill's speed
For Jack:

For Jill:

given:
hr
km/hr
hr
km
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Rewriting equations:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2) km/hr answer
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