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20 October, 16:41

A freight ship left port and was sailing due West at 24 knots. The steamship Empress Ann sailing due West at 32 knots left the same port 3 hours later. For how many hours had the steamship been traveling when the two ships had traveled exactly the same distance?

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  1. 20 October, 16:54
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    Let F be the distance traveled by the freight ship and E be the distance traveled by the steamship.

    F = 24t

    E = 32 (t - 3); t > 3 because the steamship departed with a 3 hour delay.

    F and E will become equal when the ships have traveled the same distance.

    24t = 32 (t - 3)

    24t = 32t - 96

    8t = 96

    t = 12 hours

    After 12 hours, the ships will have traveled the exact same distance from the port.
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