A car leaves Varna heading for Sofia at a speed of 75 miles per hour. Twenty minutes later another car leaves on the same road and in the same direction at 90 miles per hour. How far from Varna will the cars be when the second car catches up with the first?
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#23661. Asked by Ed. (Oct 28 02 5:07 PM)
Al
150 miles. Initial gap of 25 miles closes at 15mph, so is closed after 1hr 40 mins from the time the second car starts
Oct 28 02, 5:18 PM
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