SOLUTION: an aircraft carrier left port 31 and traveled west at an avarage speed of 14 mph.some time later a container ship left traveling in the same direction but an avarage speed of 26 mp

Question 619992: an aircraft carrier left port 31 and traveled west at an avarage speed of 14 mph.some time later a container ship left traveling in the same direction but an avarage speed of 26 mph.after traveling seven hours the container ship caught up with the aircraft carrier .how long did it take before the container caught up?

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): an aircraft carrier left port 31 and traveled west at an average speed of 14 mph.
some time later a container ship left traveling in the same direction but an average speed of 26 mph.
after traveling seven hours the container ship caught up with the aircraft carrier .
how long did it take before the container caught up?
:
Let t = travel time to the carrier
:
Write a distance equation; when the container ship catches the carrier, they will have traveled the same distance.
:
Carrier dist = container dist
14t = 7(26)
14t = 182
t = 182/14
t = 13 hrs, carrier travel time when the container ship caught up
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