An airplane leaves Atlanta at 2 PM and flies north at 250 miles per hour. A second airplane leaves Atlanta 30 minutes later and flies north at 280 miles per hour. At what time will the second airplane overtake the first?

Question

An airplane leaves Atlanta at 2 PM and flies north at 250 miles per hour. A second airplane leaves Atlanta 30 minutes later and flies north at 280 miles per hour. At what time will the second airplane overtake the first?
Answer Choices
 6:20 PM
 6:00 PM
 6:40 PM
 6:50 PM
 7:10 PM

Henry · Accepted Answer

250mi/h * 0.5h = 125 mile head start. 280T = 125 + 250T. 30T = 125, T = 4.17 Hours. = 4h and 10 Min. to catchup. 2:30 + 4:10 = 6:40 PM.

Nicole · Answer

6:20

harabe · Answer

the answer is obviously 6:40 henry goes in to detail onto why that is.