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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
