SOLUTION: From the McDougal Littell Math, Course 3 Chapter 1 Gridded Answer: Two trucks leave a warehouse at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the

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Question 99812: From the McDougal Littell Math, Course 3 Chapter 1
Gridded Answer: Two trucks leave a warehouse at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the trucks after 4 1/2 hours if the average speed of the trucks are 52 miles per hour and 56 miles per hour?
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distance traveled equals time multiplied by the speed
so the first truck
52mph times 4%261%2F2 hours equals 234 miles
the second truck
56mph times 4%261%2F2 hours equals 252 miles
how far apart the trucks are would be
252 miles minus 234 miles
252-234=18
The trucks are 18 miles apart