SOLUTION: There are two vehicles leaving for the same destination. One vehicle is 1.5 miles away and is traveling at 30mph. The other is 2.5 miles away and is traveling at 40mph. Which arriv

Question 350768: There are two vehicles leaving for the same destination. One vehicle is 1.5 miles away and is traveling at 30mph. The other is 2.5 miles away and is traveling at 40mph. Which arrives first and by how much time?
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Found 3 solutions by Alan3354, mananth, sudhanshu_kmr:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5/30 = 0.05 hours
2.5/40 = 0.0625 hours
The closer is 1st by 0.0125 hours

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5 miles away 30 mph
2.5 miles away 40 mph
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first will take 1.5/30 *60 minutes = 3 minutes
second will take 2.5/40 *60 minutes = 3.75 minutes
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you can conclude
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5 miles away , 30mph
time taken = (1.5/30 ) *60 minutes = 3 minutes
2.5 miles away, 40 mph
time taken = (2.5/40)*60 minutes = 3.75 minutes
so, first vehicle will come first.
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