SOLUTION: How long does it take an automobile traveling 63.5 km/h to become even with a car that is traveling in another lane at 46.5 km/h if the cars’ front bumpers are initially 115 m ap

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Question 350516: How long does it take an automobile traveling 63.5 km/h to become even with a car
that is traveling in another lane at 46.5 km/h if the cars’ front bumpers are initially 115 m
apart?
Answer in units of s.

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How long does it take an automobile traveling 63.5 km/h to become even with a car that is traveling in another lane at 46.5 km/h if the cars’ front bumpers are initially 115 m apart?
The relative speed is 17 km/hr, the difference in the speeds.
t = 115/17 seconds