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After robbing a bank in Dodge City, a robber gallops off at 14 mi/h. 30 minutes later, the marshall leaves to pursue the robber at 16 mi/h. How long (in minutes) after the marshall takes off does it take the marshall to catch up to the robber?

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The number of minutes it will take the marshal to catch up to the robber in discuss is; 210.

How long will it take to catch up with the robber?

Let 30minutes = 0.5 hours.

Let x represent the time for which the marshal has ran.

On this note, the robber must have galloped at; (x +0.5) hours.

Hence, it follows from the task content that if they are at the same distance from the bank; we have;

14(x+0.5) = 16(x)

14x + 7 = 16x

7 = 2x

x = 7/2 = 3.5 hours.

= 3.5 × 60minutes = 210minutes.

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