SOLUTION: A car leaves a place going at 55 mph.
A second car leaves the same place 2 hours later going 60 mph.
When will the second car catch up with the first?
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A second car leaves the same place 2 hours later going 60 mph.
When will the second car catch up with the first?
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Question 357876: A car leaves a place going at 55 mph.
A second car leaves the same place 2 hours later going 60 mph.
When will the second car catch up with the first? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=Distance.
During the two hours, the first car travels, miles.
The distance from the starting point for the first car is then,
The distance from the starting point for the second car is,
Find when hrs