SOLUTION: How long does it take an automobile traveling at 63.2 km/h to become even with a car that is traveling in another lane at 49.2 km/h if the cars' bumpers are initially 137m apart? A

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Question 340655: How long does it take an automobile traveling at 63.2 km/h to become even with a car that is traveling in another lane at 49.2 km/h if the cars' bumpers are initially 137m apart? Answer your units in s.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance
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Convert meters to km.
D1=63.2t
D2=49.2t%2B137%2F1000
Find t when D1=D2
63.2t=49.2t%2B0.137
14t=0.137
t=137%2F14000 hrs.
There are 3600 seconds in 1 hour.
t=%28137%2F14000%29%2A%283600%2F1%29
t=2466%2F70sec.