SOLUTION: A truck enters a highway driving 60 mph. A car enters the highway at the same place 10 minutes later and drives 66 mph in the same direction. From the time the car enters the highw

Question 918683: A truck enters a highway driving 60 mph. A car enters the highway at the same place 10 minutes later and drives 66 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 josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
t, time for fast car to catchup to slower truck
d, distance that each traveled upon catchup
Uniform Travel Rates Rule, RT=D for rate time distance

___________________speed_______time______distance
TRUCK_______________60________t+1/6______d
CAR ________________66_________t_________d

Use the basic rule. Two equations as formulas for d, but each expression is equal.
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