Problema Solution
a ship leaves a dock moving 24 miles/hour. Three hours later, a second shop sets out from the sam dock at 32miles/hour. How long will it take for the second ship to overtake the first?
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Let
v1 = 24 mph the rate of the first ship
v2 = 32 mph the rate of the second ship
t + 3 = the time of the first ship
t = the time of the second ship
We use the formula distance = speed*time:
v1*(t + 3) = v2t
24(t + 3) = 32t
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t = 9 hr
It will take 9 hours for the second ship to overtake the first.