Determining time required to catch the robber


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A bank robber holds up a bank and speeds away on the freeway at 80 miles per hour. Thirty minutes later, police officers, having gotten a description from people at the bank, take off in pursuit at 90 miles per hour. How long will the police have to drive to catch up, and how far from the bank will they catch the robber? Remember that distance = velocity * time.

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