A police car traveling 100 ft/sec is chasing a car being driven erratically at 75 ft/sec. If the police car is 300 feet behind the other vehicle when the chase began, about how many seconds will it take to catch the erratic driver?
I think I know how to solve this, but I want to confirm it. Someone help? Thank you.
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The distance between the cars decreases at a rate of 25 ft/s. Divide 300 feet by that distance-closing rate and you get the answer: 12 seconds
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