A car passes a landmark on a highway traveling at a constant rate of 40 kilometers per hour. Two hours later, a second car passe

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A car passes a landmark on a highway traveling at a constant rate of 40 kilometers per hour. Two hours later, a second car passe

s the same landmark traveling in the same direction at 65 kilometers per hour. How much time after the second car passes the landmark will it overtake the first car?

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2 answers:

guajiro [1.7K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-19T09:59:33+03:00

guajiro [1.7K]3 years ago

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I believe it is four hours?

Free_Kalibri [48] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-19T12:23:33+03:00

Free_Kalibri [48]3 years ago

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65 - 40 = 25 kilometers per hour which means that then every hour, car 2 gains 25 kilometers so take 80 kilometers divided by 25 kilometers per hour =3.2 hours :)