SOLUTION: Two cars leaving the same spot going in the same direction. One car is traveling at the speed of 60 mph and the other car is traveling at the speed of 50 mph. If the slow car leave
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Question 847834: Two cars leaving the same spot going in the same direction. One car is traveling at the speed of 60 mph and the other car is traveling at the speed of 50 mph. If the slow car leaves an hour ahead of the faster car. How long it will take the faster car to catch up with the slower car?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The slow car has an hour head start. It will go 50 miles in that hour.
The faster car will need 5 hours to catch up since it is going 10 miles faster.
(x+1)*50=60x
50x+50=60x
50=10x
5=x
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