Acar (car a) leaves a gas station and travels along a straight road 200 miles long at a uniform speed of 40 miles per hour. a second car (car b) leaves the station 1/2 hour later and travels along the same road at 55 miles per hour. at what time will car b overtake car a?

Step-by-step explanation:

Let t = hours spent by Car A and

t - ½ = hours spent by Car B

The important point is that both cars have travelled the same distance by the time they meet.

Check:

OK.

answer: 7 x 2/5 = 2.8 hours, is your answer. your welcome! : 3

step-by-step explanation: first work out how long it took to hose 1/7 of the lawn which is 2/5 hours. times that by 7 to get the whole lawn.

sorry i don't know the other answer. i didn't learn what a proportional relationship is.

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