SOLUTION: a passenger bus traveling at the rate of 70km/hr leaves the station 2 hours after a freight truck has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. what is the rate of the freight truck?
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Question 1020760: a passenger bus traveling at the rate of 70km/hr leaves the station 2 hours after a freight truck has left and overtakes it in 5 hours. what is the rate of the freight truck?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The freight truck has been traveling for 5+2, or 7 hours. Thus:
7x kmh=70kmh x 5 hours
7x=350 kilometers
x=350/7=50 km/h for the freight truck!!!!!!!!!
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