SOLUTION: A boat leaves a harbor and sails east at a speed of 18 miles per hour. A second boat leaves the same harbor and sails east at a speed of 28 miles per hour. The first boat leaves th
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Question 524690: A boat leaves a harbor and sails east at a speed of 18 miles per hour. A second boat leaves the same harbor and sails east at a speed of 28 miles per hour. The first boat leaves the harbor at 2PM. The second boat leaves at 3PM. What time will the second boat catch up to the first boat?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How far did the first boat go in the first hour? Then how long would it take to travel that distance at the DIFFERENCE in the two boats' speeds?
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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