Question 627692: Thirty minutes after a father left for work on the bus, he noticed that he had left his briefcase at home. His son left hom driving at 40mph, to catch the bus that was traveling at 24mph. How long did it take the son to catch the bus?
Found 3 solutions by solver91311, ewatrrr, tylersyourtutor:
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source):
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Use Distance equals Rate times Time to calculate how long it would take to travel (0.5 times 24) 12 miles at (40 - 24) 16 miles per hour.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)  (Show Source):
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Hi,
Thirty minutes(.5 hr) after a father left for work on the bus, he noticed that he had left his briefcase at home.
His son left hom driving at 40mph, to catch the bus that was traveling at 24mph.
How long did it take the son to catch the bus?
Question states*** distance traveled the same. D = rt
 Solve for x, the son's time to catch the bus
Answer by tylersyourtutor(3)  (Show Source):
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