SOLUTION: If two cars have to travel 1000 miles one car is driving 150 miles per hour and the other car is traveling 70 miles per hour with a 200 mile head start which car will reach the 100
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Question 737821: If two cars have to travel 1000 miles one car is driving 150 miles per hour and the other car is traveling 70 miles per hour with a 200 mile head start which car will reach the 1000 mile mark first and how do you figure out the equation
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If two cars have to travel 1000 miles one car is driving 150 miles per hour and the other car is traveling 70 miles per hour with a 200 mile head start which car will reach the 1000 mile mark first
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For the faster car:
d = r*t
t = d/r
t = 1000/150 = 20/3 hours
t =~ 6.67 hours
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For the slower car:
t = 800/70 = 80/7 hours
t =~ 11.43 hours
