document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1172908>Question 1172908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a passenger jeep traveling at 30 kph leaves a town two hours later a car leaves the same town and travel in same at 80 kph how long will it take the car to overtake the jeep<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the 2 hours the jeep travels before the car starts, it travels 2*30 = 60 km.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in the speeds of the two vehicles is the rate at which the car overtakes the jeep, once the car starts.  That difference is 50 km/h.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The time required for the car to overtake the jeep is the distance, divided by the difference in the speeds:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "60/50 = 1.2<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 1.2 hours<br><BR>\n" );
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