SOLUTION: Average speed of Car 1 = 55 mph.
Average speed of Car 2 = 70 mph.
Time elapsed between start of Car 1 and start of Car 2 = 4 minutes.
How long before Car 2 overtakes Car 1
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Average speed of Car 2 = 70 mph.
Time elapsed between start of Car 1 and start of Car 2 = 4 minutes.
How long before Car 2 overtakes Car 1
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Question 618416: Average speed of Car 1 = 55 mph.
Average speed of Car 2 = 70 mph.
Time elapsed between start of Car 1 and start of Car 2 = 4 minutes.
How long before Car 2 overtakes Car 1? hour. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
First calculate how far the 1st car went during the 4 minutes of head start. Then calculate how long it will take the second car going at the difference in their speeds to cover the distance calculated in the first step.-
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it