SOLUTION: Car A leaves Los Angeles at noon driving North to San Francisco at 60 mph. Car B leaves at 1 pm traveling the same route at 70 mph. How many hours after car B leaves will it catch

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Question 253909: Car A leaves Los Angeles at noon driving North to San Francisco at 60 mph. Car B leaves at 1 pm traveling the same route at 70 mph. How many hours after car B leaves will it catch up with car A?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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car A has a 60 mi head start

car B is going 10 mph faster

it takes car B 6 hr (60mi / 10mph) to catch up