Question 839356: A cruise ship left the Dania Pier and traveled north. A container ship left two hours later traveling at 15km/h in an effort to catch up to the cruise ship. After traveling for eight hours the container ship finally caught up. What was the crusie ship's average speed?
Thank you.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The exercise fits this lesson:
Uniform Rates, Travel: same direction but different travel times meet when?
Study that lesson, found in my lessons link.
The data table, if you use one, might be like this:
______________speed_________time________distance
Cruise_________r____________t+2_________d
Container_____15_____________t__________d
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Note that you were then given that t=8, so d can be found quickly, as well as both times.
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