A Pontiac Grand Am enters the turnpike traveling at 50mph. One-half hour later, a Ford Mustang enters the turnpike at the same location and travels in the same direction at 80mph. How long will it take for the Mustang to catch up to the Grand Am? When it catches up, how far will the two cars have traveled on the turnpike?

Q: A speedboat leaves a dock traveling east at 30 mi/hr. Another speedboat leaves from the same dock 20…

A: Given that the first speedboat leaves a dock traveling east at 30 mi/hr Also,  another speedboat…

Q: A bicycle is traveling at 12 miles per hour. How many feet will it cover in 55 seconds?

A: The speed of a bicycle is v = 12 mileshour = 123600 milessecond Time, t = 55 seconds To evaluate:…

Q: An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam andback. The trip there took three hours and the trip back…

A: Let distance be x km Time for the trip there = 3 hours Speed for the trip there = x/3 km/h Time for…

Q: At 9AM a plane leaves Cleveland-Ohio at a uniform speed of 500mph. One 1 hour later another plane…

A: Let the distance between two parts =d. distance=time×speed By the time second plane leaves, Plane 1…

Q: A man can drive a motorboat 64 miles down the Colorado River in the same amount of time that he can…

A: To find the speed of the current.