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Mark leaves uncc at 1:00 p.m. going 50mph and alex leaves uncc at 3:00 p.m. going 70mph on the same highway in the same direction. at what time does alex catch up with mark?

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sqdancefan

Mark has a 100-mile head start (2 hours at 50 miles per hour). Alex is closing at the rate of 70 - 50 = 20 miles per hour. It will take him

... (100 mi)/(20 mi/h) = 5 h

to catch up.

Alex catches up with Mark at 8:00 pm.

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They will meet up 350 miles from uncc.

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