SOLUTION: 2 cars travel from the same point along parallel lanes of a highway for a distance of 10 miles. When car M, travelling at 60 miles an hour reaches the end of the distance, how much

SOLUTION: 2 cars travel from the same point along parallel lanes of a highway for a distance of 10 miles. When car M, travelling at 60 miles an hour reaches the end of the distance, how much

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Question 747625: 2 cars travel from the same point along parallel lanes of a highway for a distance of 10 miles. When car M, travelling at 60 miles an hour reaches the end of the distance, how much further will car N have to travel if it is travelling at 48 miles an hour?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
D=RT
10=60T
T=10/60
T=1/6 OR 10 MINUTES.
D=48*1/6
D=8 MILES
10-8=2 MILES TO GO FOR CAR N.
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