A policeman on a motorcycle is pursuing a car that is speeding at 115 kmper hour. The policeman is 6 km behind the car and is traveling 130 kmper hour. How long will it be before the policeman overtakes the car?

answer it in equation writing... plsss....

Question

A policeman on a motorcycle is pursuing a car that is speeding at 115 kmper hour. The policeman is 6 km behind the car and is traveling 130 kmper hour. How long will it be before the policeman overtakes the car?

answer it in equation writing... plsss....

hoblos · Answer

130x +6 = 115x
15x = 6
   x=6/15 h = 24min

anonymous · Answer

130-115 = 15km.   15kmX(t)hr = 6km so t  = 6/15 hours. But there are 60 mins in an hour, so multiply this by 60 to get t=360/15 minutes = 24mins