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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A moving truck leaves the house at a steady rate of 40mph. The family leaves the house 1 hour later following the same route in a car. They travel at a steady rate of 60mph. How long after the moving truck leaves the house will the car catch up with the truck? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The truck moves 40 miles in the hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The relative speed is 60-40, = 20 mph, so it will take 2 hours to catch up, or 3 hours after the truck leaves. </SPAN>\n" );
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