SOLUTION: [Nancy left London traveling at 40 MPH. Tom to catch up left some time later driving at 49 MPH Tom caught up after 4 hours how long was Nancy driving before Tom caught up?]

Question 809929: [Nancy left London traveling at 40 MPH. Tom to catch up left some time later driving at 49 MPH Tom caught up after 4 hours how long was Nancy driving before Tom caught up?]
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Question:
[Nancy left London traveling at 40 MPH. Tom to catch up left some time later driving at 49 MPH Tom caught up after 4 hours how long was Nancy driving before Tom caught up?]
---
s = d / t
t = d / s
d = s * t
---
D = 40n = 49t
D = 40n = 49*4
---
40n = 49*4
40n = 196
Answer:
n = 4.9 hours
---
Solve and graph linear equations:
https://sooeet.com/math/linear-equation-solver.php
---
Solve quadratic equations, quadratic formula:
https://sooeet.com/math/quadratic-formula-solver.php
---
Convert fractions, decimals, and percents:
https://sooeet.com/math/fraction-decimal-percent.php
---
Calculate and graph the linear regression of any data set:
https://sooeet.com/math/linear-regression.php
RELATED QUESTIONS
Nacy left London traveling at forty MPH. Tom to catch up left some time later driving at... (answered by TimothyLamb)

Melanie left NYC travelling 78 mph. Nancy, to catch up, left some time later driving at (answered by josgarithmetic,josmiceli,ikleyn)

joe left london traveling 67 mph john left some time later driving at 76 mph. john... (answered by josgarithmetic,ikleyn)

Nancy left on vacation. Sara left 7 hours later traveling 47 mph faster to catch up.... (answered by richwmiller)

Tim left Paris traveling 51 mph. Sally, to catch up, left sometime later driving 60 mph.... (answered by richwmiller)

Nancy left downtown Paris, and three hours later, Sam left going 67 mph faster to catch... (answered by Boreal,stanbon)

Fred left Atlanta traveling 65mph. Alyssa, to catch up, left some time later driving... (answered by josmiceli)

Ashley left the hospital and drove towards the ocean. One hour later Cody left driving 10 (answered by josgarithmetic)

Sharah left Atlanta for vacation traveling at 51 mph. Brady left after Sarah and... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)