Problema Solution

A stagecoach left dry gulch traveling east at 30 km/h. Two hours later, another stagecoach left dry gulch traveling in the same direction at 40 km/h. How many hours had the first stagecoach been traveling when the second stagecoach caught up?

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The hours the first stagecoach used is 6 hours

Solution: The speed of stagecoach is 30m/h, 2hour x30km/h=60km

              another stagecoach's speed is 40km/h, set the hour used is X

              60km+30km/h x X=40km/h x X

               so X = 6hour