Question 619992
): an aircraft carrier left port 31 and traveled west at an average speed of 14 mph.
some time later a container ship left traveling in the same direction but an average speed of 26 mph.
after traveling seven hours the container ship caught up with the aircraft carrier .
how long did it take before the container caught up?
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Let t = travel time to the carrier
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Write a distance equation; when the container ship catches the carrier, they will have traveled the same distance.
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Carrier dist = container dist
14t = 7(26)
14t = 182
t = 182/14
t = 13 hrs, carrier travel time when the container ship caught up