SOLUTION: A postal truck leaves its station and heads for Chicago, averaging 40mph. An error in the mailing schedule is spotted and 24 min. after the truck leaves, a car is sent to overtake

Question 2154: A postal truck leaves its station and heads for Chicago, averaging 40mph. An error in the mailing schedule is spotted and 24 min. after the truck leaves, a car is sent to overtake the truck. If the car averages 50mph, how long will it take to catch the postal truck?
Answer by khwang(438) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the give two speeds are v1(< v2) with distance D,then
the time for the 2nd vehicle to overtake the 1st vehicle is
T = D/(v2 - v1).
Now,D = 40* 24/60 = 40* 2/5 = 16 miles,
Hence, T = 16/(50-40) = 1.6 hours
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