SOLUTION: A train running at 30 kph is overtaken by a car 4 hours after the train started moving. If the car started 1 hour after the train left, what is the speed of the car? (ASAP)

Question 329450: A train running at 30 kph is overtaken by a car 4 hours after the train started moving. If the car started 1 hour after the train left, what is the speed of the car?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rate*Time=Distance
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When the car starts, the train is 30 km (1 hr) ahead.

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When , then .

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