SOLUTION: A car leaves town A at 1:00 pm traveling at 45 miles per hour. A second car leaves town A at 2:00 pm traveling the same route at 55 miles per hour. How long will it take the second

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Question 234728: A car leaves town A at 1:00 pm traveling at 45 miles per hour. A second car leaves town A at 2:00 pm traveling the same route at 55 miles per hour. How long will it take the second car to overtake the first car?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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overtake speed is 10 mph
A is 45 miles ahead
45/10=4.5 hrs