Police chases a driver. Originally, the police is 1 mile behind the driver. The speed of the police car is 90 mph, and the speed

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of the chased car is 85 mph. How long will it take for the police to catch up with the car?

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sweet [91] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-05T11:46:36+03:00

Answer:

12 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference in distance started out being 1 mile. The difference in speeds is 5 mph, so that 1 mile will be covered in ...

time = distance/speed = 1 mi/(5 mi/h) = (1/5) h

The police will catch up in 1/5 hour, or 12 minutes.