SOLUTION: suppose you are traveling 70 miles per hour and still have 120 miles until your destination. now suppose someone you know passes you and know they are going to your same destinatio

Question 943247: suppose you are traveling 70 miles per hour and still have 120 miles until your destination. now suppose someone you know passes you and know they are going to your same destination. how many miles per hour would the passing car be traveling to get to the destination 20 mins sooner than you?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

hr
This is the time for you to reach destination
---------------------
For the car passing you:
min = hr )

The passing car must travel at 86.897 mi/hr

RELATED QUESTIONS
define a variable and write an equation for the situation. then solve. suppose you are... (answered by nerdybill)

Suppose you are driving to visit a friend in another state. You are driving at an average (answered by stanbon)

If you are going 80 miles a hour and it's 75 miles until your destination, what time... (answered by Alan3354)

Suppose you are driving to visit a friend in another state. You are driving 65 miles per (answered by ewatrrr)

if you are going 80 miles per/hr and you have 20 miles to your destination how many mins... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

Suppose your car gets 28 miles per gallon of gasoline, and you are driving at 55 miles... (answered by josmiceli)

if you go 50 miles traveling 70 miles an hour how long will it take you to get to your... (answered by Maths68)

you are driving to gary for a state championship game . It is 120 miles to the stadium... (answered by rfer)

if your traveling 120 miles at 75 miles per hours EXACTLY how long will it take you to (answered by shahid,stanbon)