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Travelers’ Problem (Time to Catch Up)

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Person B chases after Person A after Person A starts. Find the time it takes for Person B to catch up to Person A.
Person A’s speed is
Starting from
to
Person B’s speed
chased
Distance between A and B when B starts  
Time to Catch Up 
Distance between A and B when B starts = speed of A × difference in start times
Time to catch up = distance between A and B when B starts ÷ (speed of B − speed of A)

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