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document.write( "A car leaves a town at 60 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car, traveling at 75 kilometers per hour to catch the first car if it leave 1 hour later? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #532442 by JulietG(1812) You can put this solution on YOUR website! The first car has a 60km head start. \n" ); document.write( "After the first hour for the second car, the cars are: \n" ); document.write( "120 / 75 \n" ); document.write( "After the second hour for the second car (which is the third hour for the first), the cars are: \n" ); document.write( "180 / 150 \n" ); document.write( "After the third hour for the second car, the cars are: \n" ); document.write( "240 / 225 \n" ); document.write( "After the fourth hour for the third car, the cars are: \n" ); document.write( "300 / 300 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "You can also do this more quickly for larger numbers by finding the smallest common product. \n" ); document.write( "60,120,180,240,300,360... \n" ); document.write( "75,150,225,300,375... \n" ); document.write( "Car 1 five hours, Car 2 four hours. \n" ); document.write( " |