SOLUTION: A red car leaves San Francisco heading south going 52 mph. One hour later a blue car leaves heading in the same direction going 65 mph. How long before the blue car passes the red
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Question 500417: A red car leaves San Francisco heading south going 52 mph. One hour later a blue car leaves heading in the same direction going 65 mph. How long before the blue car passes the red car? Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A red car leaves San Francisco heading south going 52 mph. One hour later a blue car leaves heading in the same direction going 65 mph. How long before the blue car passes the red car?
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The red car has a head start of 52 mi/hr * 1 hr = 52 mi
Since the are both traveling the same direction, they have a RELATIVE speed of
65 - 52 = 13 mi/hr
Considering relative speed, we imagine the red car standing still and the blue
car moving toward it at 13 mi/hr.
So it will take 52 mi/(13 mi/hr) = 4 hrs for the blue car to overtake the red one.
Ans: 4 hrs
