SOLUTION: Mr. stone started from home on a trip, planning to average 48 miles per hour. how fast must his son Carl plan to travel in order to overtake him in 3hours if Carl started 30minutes

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Question 1035386: Mr. stone started from home on a trip, planning to average 48 miles per hour. how fast must his son Carl plan to travel in order to overtake him in 3hours if Carl started 30minutes after his father?
Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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in the 30 minutes, Mr traveled 24 miles. To overtake in 3 hours, Carl needs to go 8 mph faster than Mr or 56 mph.