SOLUTION: A truck enters a highway at 60 mph. A car enters the highway at the same place 6 minutes later and drives 65 mph in the same direction. From the time the car enters the highway, ho
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Question 494367: A truck enters a highway at 60 mph. A car enters the highway at the same place 6 minutes later and drives 65 mph in the same direction. From the time the car enters the highway, how long will it take the car to pass the truck?
Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.1 H * 60M/H = 6 mile lead, closed at rate of 5 M/H.
T = 6/5 H = 1 H 12 min
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