SOLUTION: A bee leaves x at 3pm, and flies at 4mph on a straight line towards y. One half hour after the bee leaves x, a hornet leaves from x heading towards y along the same straight line,

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Question 886168: A bee leaves x at 3pm, and flies at 4mph on a straight line towards y. One half
hour after the bee leaves x, a hornet leaves from x heading towards y along the same straight line,flying at 5.5mph. At what time will the hornet catch the bee?

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