SOLUTION: two cars are driving on same highway. car a is 5 miles ahead of car b and is travling at 45 miles per hour. car b is traveling at 55 miles per hour. how many minutes will it take f

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Question 355207: two cars are driving on same highway. car a is 5 miles ahead of car b and is travling at 45 miles per hour. car b is traveling at 55 miles per hour. how many minutes will it take for car b to catch up with car a? thank you
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Rate*Time=Distance
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D%5Ba%5D=5%2B45%2At
D%5Bb%5D=55%2At
Find t when D%5Ba%5D=D%5Bb%5D,
5%2B45t=55%2At
10t=5
t=0.5hr
highlight%28t=30%29minutes