PLEASE HELP ME!!

Question

Ian leaves​ Norfolk, Virginia, headed west traveling

42 mph. Andrew leaves Norfolk 33 hours later and travels in the same direction going 63 mph. How long will it take Andrew to catch up to​ Ian? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

John,

This problem uses the formula of distance = rate (speed) x time. In this case, since Ian and Andrew leave from the same location and are traveling the same direction, the distance they both travel will be the same (equal to each other)

Distance = Rate x Time

Ian: 42T 42 T

Andrew: 63T-2079 63 T-33

Set the equation to show that the distances are equal and solve for T.

42T=63T-2079

-63T -63T

-21T=-2079

/-21 /-21

T=99 hours