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Question 47427: A car enters a freeway traveling 50 kilometer per hour. One hour later another car enters the freeway by the same ramp, traveling 80 kilometer per hour. Determine the length of time before the second car overtakes the first car? Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Describe 'y' as the distance traveled while 'x' is the time:
First Car:
Secont Car:
Equation:
(5/3)(60) = 100 minutes = 1 hour 40 minutes
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