document.write( "Question 426507: A car travelling at 60m/hr left Dehradun at 3pm. One hour later another car travelling at 80km/her started over the same road to overtake the first. How long must the second car travel ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "One hour later another car ...
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document.write( "Let x and (x+1)represent the times of the second and first car respectively
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document.write( "Question states***   Note: d = r*t, distance the same for both cars
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document.write( "  60kmph(x+1) = 80kmph*x    |Note: using kmph for both, assuming typo
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "  60kmph = 20x
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document.write( "     3hr = x , time of the second car traveling 80kmph
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document.write( " 4hr*60kmph = 80kmph*3hr = 240km \n" );
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