SOLUTION: a car leaves New York traveling south at 50m/hr. One hour later another car leaves New York on the same road traveling south at 55m/hr. How far from New York will the faster car ov

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Question 994179: a car leaves New York traveling south at 50m/hr. One hour later another car leaves New York on the same road traveling south at 55m/hr. How far from New York will the faster car overtake the slower car?
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How far will the first car travel during that first hour? How long will it take the second car to travel that distance at the difference in their speeds?

John

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