SOLUTION: mary starts out at 8 a.m. on a drive to albany. her average rate for the entire trip is 30 miles per hour. her friends leave 2 hours later traveling the same route at 50 miles per
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Question 964667: mary starts out at 8 a.m. on a drive to albany. her average rate for the entire trip is 30 miles per hour. her friends leave 2 hours later traveling the same route at 50 miles per hour. at what time do the friends overtake mary? Answer by josgarithmetic(39629) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! _____________________speed_____________time___________distance
MARY_________________30________________t+2____________d
FRIENDS______________50_________________t_____________d
The time line is not used in the data table, but just the time quantities are used. t is the time for Mary's friends to travel a distance d to catchup with her.
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