SOLUTION: A car is traveling on a straight highway at a speed of 65 mph. At 10AM it overtakes a truck which is traveling in the same direction at a speed of 50 mph. How far apart (in miles)

Question 1066551: A car is traveling on a straight highway at a speed of 65 mph. At 10AM it overtakes a truck which is traveling in the same direction at a speed of 50 mph. How far apart (in miles) will the car and the truck be at 2PM?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A car is traveling on a straight highway at a speed of 65 mph. At 10AM it overtakes a truck which is traveling in the same direction at a speed of 50 mph. How far apart (in miles) will the car and the truck be at 2PM?
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Speed of the car relative to the truck is 15 mi/hr (65 - 50)
D = r*t = 4*15 = 60 miles

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