SOLUTION: 1)a truck leaves mississppi heading east at 50mph. 1 hour later another truck leaves heading east at 65mph hour long will it take the second truck to overtake the first?

Question 704679: 1)a truck leaves mississppi heading east at 50mph. 1 hour later another truck leaves heading east at 65mph hour long will it take the second truck to overtake the first?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think of position. After one hour just as the fast truck starts, the slow truck is at a position 50 miles. Let's see where they aree at time t hours after the fast truck begins his trip:
Slow Truck: 50 miles + (50 miles/hour)*t
Fast Truck: (65 miles per hour)*t

What is t when their positions are the same?

hours.
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