Question

At the end of spring break, Lucy left the beach and drove back towards home, driving at a rate of 50 mph. Lucy's friend left the beach for home 30 minutes (half an hour) later, and drove 55 mph. How long, in hours, did it take Lucy's friend to catch up to Lucy?

Answer 1

Answer:it took her 2 hours to catch up to Lucy.

We can see that both Lucy and her friend meet up after 2.5 hours. But since Lucy's Friend left the beach 0.5 hours later, it took her 2 hours to catch up to Lucy. I hope this answered your question.

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