SOLUTION: A bicycle leaves town at 16 mph at 8 AM. A car leaves at 11 AM traveling the same direction at 45 mph. How many minutes after 11 AM is it when the car overtakes the bicycle?

Question 556832: A bicycle leaves town at 16 mph at 8 AM. A car leaves at 11 AM traveling the same direction at 45 mph. How many minutes after 11 AM is it when the car overtakes the bicycle?
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Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A bicycle leaves town at 16 mph at 8 AM. A car leaves at 11 AM traveling the same direction at 45 mph. How many minutes after 11 AM is it when the car overtakes the bicycle?
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Bike DATA:
rate = 16 mph ; time = x hrs ; distance = 16x miles
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Car DATA:
rate = 45 mph ; time = x-3 hrs ; distance = 45x-135 miles
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Equation:
distance = distance
16x = 45x -135
29x = 135
x = 4.66 hrs
x-3 = 1.66 hrs = 99.31 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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