SOLUTION: A truck can cover the distance between two towns, A and B, in 30 hours, and a car can cover the same distance in 20 hours. If the truck leaves Town A toward Town B and the car lea
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Question 708665: A truck can cover the distance between two towns, A and B, in 30 hours, and a car can cover the same distance in 20 hours. If the truck leaves Town A toward Town B and the car leaves Town B toward Town A, and both start at the same time, how long would it take for them to meet?
I think it takes 6 hours but I can't figure out a way to show the calculations.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of their distances traveled in the time to meet is the distance between towns A and B. Time is h, for time in HOURS.
Truck: , the distance moved in h hours
Car:
Divide both sides by d,
Combine terms of h,
, 12 hours.
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