SOLUTION: If a bus leaves 15 minutes ahead of me, and is traveling 65mph, and I follow in my car at 85mph, how long will it take to catch the bus?

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Question 992368: If a bus leaves 15 minutes ahead of me, and is traveling 65mph, and I follow in my car at 85mph, how long will it take to catch the bus?
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Calculate how far the bus would have traveled in 15 minutes at 65 miles per hour, and then calculate how long it will take you to cover that distance at the difference in your speeds.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it