Paula leaves home driving 40 miles per hour. one hour later, dan leaves home, driving in the same direction at a speed of 50 miles per hour. a. write an equation to represent the problemb. using your equation in (a), how long will it take dan to catch up with paula

It would take 4 hours Dan to catch up with Paula.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

It is given that Paula leaves home driving 40 miles per hour.

That means the Paula has a one-hour head start.

It means when Dan leaves home Paula was 40 miles ahead of Dan.

Let t is the hour when Paula drive another 40t miles.

Therefore, the total distance she covers is

During the same t hour Dan covers a distance of

We need to find how long will it take Dan to catch up with Paula.

Hence, it would take 4 hours Dan to catch up with Paula.