document.write( "Question 560472: A BIKE IS TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 20 MPH. A CAR IS TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 30 MPH. IF THE BIKE WAS GIVEN A 1 HOUR HEAD START, HOW LONG WOULD IT BE BEFORE THE CAR OVERTAKES THE BIKE? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the bike has a one hour head start at 20 miles per hour, then it will be 20 miles ahead when the car starts. The car is going 10 miles per hour faster, so it needs 20 miles divided by 10 miles per hour equals 2 hours to cover the head start distance.\r
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