SOLUTION: A car started out from boston to New York at the rate of 55 miles per hour. A second car left from the same point 2 hours later and drove along the same route at 75 miles per hour.
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Question 809388: A car started out from boston to New York at the rate of 55 miles per hour. A second car left from the same point 2 hours later and drove along the same route at 75 miles per hour. How long did it take the second car to overtake the first car?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
110=20T
110/20=t
11/2=t
5.5 hr=t
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