Problema Solution

A bus leaves Syracuse at 12:00 p.m. and travels due South on Interstate 31 at a constant rate of 55 miles per hour. Aytac was left behind and leaves Syracuse in a taxicab at 1:00p.m. in pursuit of the bus. The taxicab travels at a constant rate of 65 miles an hour. Let T represent time in hours after 12:00 p.m.

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T: time in hours after 12:00 p.m

Distance of bus = 55T

Distance of taxi = 65(T-1)

When taxi catches up with bus

55T = 65(T-1)

T = 6.5

So at 18:30 pm, taxi catches up with bus