document.write( "Question 939201: Two cars started from the same point, driving along the same road 20 seconds apart for ¼ of a mile to the store. The rate of the first car is 15 mph and the rate of the second car is 30 mph. which car will get to the store first? \n" ); document.write( "
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Two cars started from the same point, driving along the same road 20 seconds apart for ¼ of a mile to the store. The rate of the first car is 15 mph and the rate of the second car is 30 mph. which car will get to the store first?
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\n" ); document.write( "travel time=distance/speed
\n" ); document.write( "let x=travel time of first car
\n" ); document.write( "let y=travel time of second car
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\n" ); document.write( "1 hr=3600 sec
\n" ); document.write( "x=.25/15*3600=60 sec
\n" ); document.write( "y=.25/30*3600=30 sec
\n" ); document.write( "Second car gets to store first
\n" ); document.write( "First car took 40 more seconds to get to the store after the 20 second head start.
\n" ); document.write( "Second car only took 30 seconds to get to the store. \n" ); document.write( "
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