SOLUTION: tim and angel went on a camping trip with their motorcycles. one day angel left camp on her motorcycle to go to the village. ten minutes later tim decided to go too, if angel was t

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Question 1081866: tim and angel went on a camping trip with their motorcycles. one day angel left camp on her motorcycle to go to the village. ten minutes later tim decided to go too, if angel was travelling at 30 mph and tim travelled 35 mph how long was it before tim caught up wth angel?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let d be the distance it took tim to catch up with angel. Then
d/30=d/35 + 35/6
7d=6d+1225
d=1225 miles before Tim caught up with angel, or 40.833333 hours. ☺☺☺☺