SOLUTION: If a driver traveling at 65mph leave one hour after another driver who is traveling at 55 mph, how long would it take for the second driver to catch up to the first driver

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Question 206650: If a driver traveling at 65mph leave one hour after another driver who is traveling at 55 mph, how long would it take for the second driver to catch up to the first driver
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If a driver traveling at 65mph leave one hour after another driver who is traveling at 55 mph, how long would it take for the second driver to catch up to the first driver
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Driver 1 will be 55 miles ahead.
Driver 2 gains on him at 10 mph.
55/10 = 5.5 hours.