Question 1126951: A motorcycle traveling at 50 miles per hour
overtakes a car traveling at 30 miles per hour
that had a three-hour head start. How far from
the starting point are the two vehicles?
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source):
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(1) How far did the car travel during its 3-hour head start, traveling 30mph?
(2) The difference in the speeds of the two vehicles is 20mph. With that difference in speeds, and with the head start distance from (1) above, how many hours does it take for the motorcycle to make up the car's head start distance?
(3) Using the motorcycle's speed and the number of hours from (2) above, what is the distance from the starting point for both vehicles when the motorcycle catches up to the car?
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