SOLUTION: If two trucks leave a depot at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the trucks after 2½ hours if their average speeds are 66 miles per hour and

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Question 832405: If two trucks leave a depot at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the trucks after 2½ hours if their average speeds are 66 miles per hour and 62 miles per hour?

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The faster truck:

The slower truck:

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They are 10 mi apart after 2.5 hrs

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The difference is speed is 4 mi/hr
4*2.5 = 10 miles

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