SOLUTION: A car travelling at 60kph is ahead of car B By 80km. If car B wantsto catch up to car A in 1hr, how far should car B travel?

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Question 1159280: A car travelling at 60kph is ahead of car B By 80km. If car B wantsto catch up to car A in 1hr, how far should car B travel?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not much math -- just logical reasoning.

In the 1 hour that B wants to catch up to A, car A, traveling at 60kph, travels an additional 60km.
Since B is initially 80km behind A, the distance car B needs to travel is 80km plus 60km = 140km.