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A gang of criminals hijacked a train heading due south. At exactly the same time, a police car located 50 miles north of the train started driving south toward the train on an adjacent roadway parallel to the train track. If the train traveled at a constant rate of 50 miles per hour, and the police car traveled at a constant rate of 80 miles per hour, how long after the hijacking did the police car catch up with the train?
A. 1 hour
B. 1 hour and 20 minutes
C. 1 hour and 40 minutes
D. 2 hours
E. 2 hours and 20 minutes
The OA is C
A gang of criminals hijacked a train heading due south. At exactly the same time, a police car located 50 miles north of the train started driving south toward the train on an adjacent roadway parallel to the train track. If the train traveled at a constant rate of 50 miles per hour, and the police car traveled at a constant rate of 80 miles per hour, how long after the hijacking did the police car catch up with the train?
A. 1 hour
B. 1 hour and 20 minutes
C. 1 hour and 40 minutes
D. 2 hours
E. 2 hours and 20 minutes
The OA is C
