SOLUTION: A car left Melbourne For Sydney at 12:30 pm and travelled at an average speed of 80km/h. A train left Melbourne for Sydney at 2:00 on the same day and travelled at an average spee

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Question 1192408: A car left Melbourne For Sydney at 12:30 pm and travelled at an average speed of 80km/h. A train left Melbourne for Sydney at 2:00 on the same day and travelled at an average speed of 90km per hour. At what time will the train catch up to the car
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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80%2A1.5%2Akilometers=120%2Akilometers---------their distance difference

%2890-80%29%2At=120-------------for amount of time t to catch up

t=12---------You can use this to figure out at what time.