SOLUTION: A car leaves a town at 100 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car, travelling at 115 kilometers per hour, to catch the first car if it leaves 1 hour later?
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Question 777491: A car leaves a town at 100 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car, travelling at 115 kilometers per hour, to catch the first car if it leaves 1 hour later? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A car leaves a town at 100 kilometers per hour. How long will it take a second car, travelling at 115 kilometers per hour, to catch the first car if it leaves 1 hour later?
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1st Car DATA::
rate = 100 km/hr ; time = x hrs ; distance = 100x km
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2nd Car DATA:
rate = 115 km/hr ; time = x-1 hrs ; distance = 115x-115 km
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Equation:
distance = distance
100x = 115x-115
5x = 115
x = 23 hours
x-1 = 22 hours (time for 2nd car to catch 1st)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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