SOLUTION: Jabu left town A to travel to town B at 6:00 am.He drove at an average speed of 80km/h.At 8:30 am,Sipho left town A to travel to town B.He drove at an average speed of 100km/h.At w

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Question 1124973: Jabu left town A to travel to town B at 6:00 am.He drove at an average speed of 80km/h.At 8:30 am,Sipho left town A to travel to town B.He drove at an average speed of 100km/h.At what time will sipho catch up with jabu?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jebu went 80%2A%282%261%2F2%29=200 km, before Sipho began travel.

The distance to close is 40 km.
%28100-80%29%2Ax=200
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20x=200
x=10, hours

6:30PM