SOLUTION: a group of campers and one adult leader left a campsite in a canoe traveling at a steady 8 km/hr. One hour later, the other group leader left the campsite in a motorboat with the s
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Question 945901: a group of campers and one adult leader left a campsite in a canoe traveling at a steady 8 km/hr. One hour later, the other group leader left the campsite in a motorboat with the supplies. The motorboat followed the canoe at a steady 20 km/hr. How long after the canoe left the campsite did the motorboat overtake the canoe? Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! s = d/t
t = d/s
d = st
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distance traveled by canoe when motorboat departed:
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which is same as distance between motorboat and canoe when motorboat departed:
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d = 8*1
d = 8 km
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speed of motorboat relative to canoe:
s = 20 - 8
s = 12 kph
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time to overtake:
t = 8/12 hours
t = 8/12 hours * (60 minutes/hour)
t = 8/12 * (60)
t = 40 minutes
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