document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192536>Question 1192536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An aircraft carrier, travelling at 60 mph, left a port at 7:00 A.M. At 9:00 A.M., another aircraft carrier left the same port, traveling the same route at 80 mph. At what time will the second carrier overtake the first one? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note those are impossible speeds for aircraft carriers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ignoring that fact....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first carrier travels for 2 hours at 60 mph, traveling 120 miles, before the second carrier starts.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second carrier overtakes the first at the rate of 80-60=20mph.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of hours it takes to make up 120 miles at 20mph is 120/20=6.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 hours after 9:00 AM is 3:00 PM.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 3 pm<br><BR>\n" );
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