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Answer the following distance problem. Report the time to the nearest tenth of a hour.


Albert travels at 50 kilometers/hour and Fran travels at 20 kilometers/hour. They traveled in the same direction but Fran had a 1.5 hour head start.

How long will it take for Albert to catch up to Fran?

hours