SOLUTION: How do you solve this word problem... car A leaves travelling 60 miles per hour. Car B leaves 2 hours later travelling 80 miles per hour. At what time does the second car meet the

Question 915126: How do you solve this word problem... car A leaves travelling 60 miles per hour. Car B leaves 2 hours later travelling 80 miles per hour. At what time does the second car meet the first car?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How much is car A's head start?

mi
------------------
Start a stopwatch when car B leaves
Let = time in hrs on the
stopwatch when B catches A
--------------------------
A's equation:
(1)
B's equation:
(2)
-----------------
Substitute (2) into (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
B catches A in 6 hrs
--------------------
check:
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
-----------------
OK

RELATED QUESTIONS
Can you please help me write out and solve the equation for this word problem? A car... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

Please help solve this problem. This question is from a teacher created worksheet. Two... (answered by ptaylor)

Please help me solve this problem: A car leaves a town at 120 kilometers per hour. How... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A car leaves a town at 100 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car,... (answered by stanbon)

A car leaves a town at 50 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car,... (answered by Boreal)

Car A leaves a certain point and travels at a constant speed of 60kmph. 2 hours later car (answered by mananth)

"A car leaves a town traveling at 16 miles per hour, 4 hours later a second car... (answered by checkley79)

A car leaves a town at 70kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car,... (answered by ikleyn)

A super cruiser bus leaves miami travelling at an average rate of 40 miles per hour.3... (answered by stanbon)