SOLUTION: A bus headed out from point "A" traveling at 45 mph. Two hours later a car left from the same point traveling on the same road at 55 mph. How many hours before the car catches the

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Question 365143: A bus headed out from point "A" traveling at 45 mph. Two hours later a car left from the same point traveling on the same road at 55 mph. How many hours before the car catches the bus?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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90 mile lead
overtake at 10 mph
90/10=9 hrs