SOLUTION: candice leaves on a trip driving at a steady rate of 35 miles per hour. Her sister liz leaves from the same location traveling to the same destination 3 hours later She drives at

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Question 758025: candice leaves on a trip driving at a steady rate of 35 miles per hour. Her sister liz leaves from the same location traveling to the same destination 3 hours later She drives at a steady rate of 50 miles per hour. How long after liz leaves home will she catch up to candice
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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Candice has already traveled 35%2A3=105 miles when Liz begins here trip.

At some time h after the first three hours, Candice will have gone 105%2B35%2Ah miles and this would be the same as Liz's 50%2Ah miles. When they reach the same distance, highlight%28105%2B35h=50h%29. Find h.