SOLUTION: If Jo leaves his house at 6:30am riding his bike at 5mph and Joan leaves the same house at 7:00am riding at 8mph, at what time will Joan catch Jo?

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Question 276715: If Jo leaves his house at 6:30am riding his bike at 5mph and Joan leaves the same house at 7:00am riding at 8mph, at what time will Joan catch Jo?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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D=RT
D=5T
D=8(T-.5)
SET THE DISTANCES EQUAL.
5T=8(T-.5)
5T=8T-4
5T-8T=-4
-3T=-4
T=-4/-3
T=1.33 HOURS OR 1:20 HOURS.
6:30+1:20=7:50 ANS.