SOLUTION: A police cruiser is able to reach a top speed of 125 mph and the Mustang can go 145 mph. How much further ahead would the Mustang be after 10 minutes of driving at top speed if the

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Question 1043366: A police cruiser is able to reach a top speed of 125 mph and the Mustang can go 145 mph. How much further ahead would the Mustang be after 10 minutes of driving at top speed if they both started at the same spot?
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A police cruiser is able to reach a top speed of 125 mph and the Mustang can go 145 mph. How much further ahead would the Mustang be after 10 minutes of driving at top speed if they both [sic] started at the same spot?
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The difference in speed is 20 mi/hr
10 min = 1/6 hour
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20*(1/6) = 10/3 miles
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Leave out the word both.