Car A is 24 miles behind car B, which is traveling in the same direction along the same route as Car...

Car A is 24 miles behind car B, which is traveling in the same direction along the same route as Car A.Car A is traveling at a constant speed of 58 miles per hour and Car Bis traveling at a constant speed of 50miles per hour.How many hours will it take for Car A to overtake and drive 8 miles ahead of Car B?

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4.0

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Relative speed of car A is 58-50=8 miles per hour, to catch up 24 miles and drive 8 miles ahead so to drive 32 miles it'll need 32/8=4 hours.
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Car a is miles behind car b, which is traveling in the same direction along the same route as car a. Car a is traveling at a constant speed of miles per hour and car bis traveling at a constant speed of miles per hour. How many hours will it take for car a to overtake and drive miles ahead of car b?

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In order to solve problem, you must evaluate (n₀ + n₃) / (n₁ - n₂).

n₀ =	24
n₁ =	58
n₂ =	50
n₃ =	8

(n₀ + n₃) / (n₁ - n₂)
Evaluate n₀ + n₃ = 32
32 / (n₁ - n₂)
Evaluate n₁ - n₂ = 8
32 / 8
Evaluate 32 / 8 = 4
4
The answer to the problem and the result of (n₀ + n₃) / (n₁ - n₂) is 4

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