In this problem, you are given two cars, A and B. Car A started the race five minutes ago and Car B started the race ten minutes ago. Car A is running at a certain speed and car B is running at a different speed. You are asked to find out how long it will take for Car B to catch up with Car A.
Some helpful assumptions about the cars:
-Car A is traveling at a constant speed
-Car B is traveling at a slower speed than Car A
How fast do cars travel on the race track?
You may be wondering how long it takes for cars to travel the length of a race track. The answer depends on the type of track and the size of the cars. However, most tracks are around 4 to 6 miles long. So, it would take about two minutes for a car to travel that distance.
The time it takes for a car to catch up to another car
When a car starts racing, it typically takes the lead car about a quarter of a mile to catch up to the other car. This is based on how fast each car is moving and the distance between the two cars at the start of the race.
Car A has started a race seconds ahead of Car B
Car A will catch up to Car B after the following amount of time has passed:
2 seconds
It will take Car A minutes and seconds to catch up to Car B
The time it takes for Car A to catch up to Car B will be the same as the time it took for Car B to catch up to Car A.
In the end, Car A will have caught up to Car B
Assuming that both cars start from the same spot and drive at the same speed, it will take Car A about \approx. 1.5 hours to catch up to Car B.