SOLUTION: A bicycle leaves town at 10mph at 8am and a car leaves at 11am, traveling in the same direction at 50mph. How many minutes after 11am will it be when the car overtakes the bike?
Algebra.Com
Question 315240: A bicycle leaves town at 10mph at 8am and a car leaves at 11am, traveling in the same direction at 50mph. How many minutes after 11am will it be when the car overtakes the bike?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D=RT
D=10T FOR THE CYCLIST
D=50(T-3)
10T=50(T-3)
10T=50T-150
10T-50T=-150
-40T=-150
T=-150/-40
T=3.75 HOURS AFTER 8 AM THEY WILL MEET.
8:00+3:45=11:45 OR 11:45 THE CAR WILL OVERTAKE THE CYCLIST.
RELATED QUESTIONS
A bicycle leaves town at 10 mph at 8 am. A car leaves town going the same direction at... (answered by checkley77)
A bicycle leaves town at 16 mph at 8 am. A car leaves at 11 am, traveling in the same... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A bicycle leaves town at 16 mph at 8 AM. A car leaves at 11 AM traveling the same... (answered by JBarnum,stanbon)
A bicycle leaves town at 14mph at 8 a.m. A car leaves at 11 a.m., in the same direction... (answered by richwmiller)
A car leaves town traveling west at 45km/h. Three hours later another car leaves the same (answered by richwmiller)
A boy leaves a town at noon on a bicycle traveling west at rate of 15 mph at 4pm. A girl... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A car leaves a town traveling at 72 km/h. An hour later, a second car leaves the same... (answered by josmiceli)
A car leaves town at 72 km/hr. An hour later, a second car leaves the same town, on the... (answered by ewatrrr)
a passenger jeep traveling at 30 kph leaves a town two hours later a car leaves the same... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com,greenestamps)