document.write( "Question 1196948: A ship traveling east at 30 mph is 10 mi from a harbor when another ship leaves the harbor traveling east at 40 mph. How long does it take the second ship to catch up to the first ship?
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document.write( "The approaching rate is 40 mph - 30 mph = 10 mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the head start distance of 10 miles will be covered in  \"10%2F10\" = 1 hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that the second ship will catch up to the first ship in 1 hour.\r\n" );
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