SOLUTION: A bus leaves a school traveling west at 50 miles per hour. After it travels 15 miles, a car follows the bus, traveling 50 miles per hour. After how many hours will the car catch

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Question 862744: A bus leaves a school traveling west at 50 miles per hour. After it travels 15 miles, a car follows the bus, traveling 50 miles per hour. After how many hours will the car catch up with the bus?
A.) Set up and solve the system of equations.(In a graph or an equation)
B.) Explain why you got the # of solutions that you did.
HINT: Look at the Miles per hour for both vehicles.

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A bus leaves a school traveling west at 50 miles per hour
After it travels 15 miles, a car follows the bus, traveling 50 miles per hour.
After how many hours will the car catch up with the bus?
:
Never, they are going the same speed, will remain 15 mi apart