document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=267786>Question 267786</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> IF A TRUCK LEFT TRAVELING NORTH AT 80 KM/H. AND ONE HOUR LATER ANOTHER TRUCK LEFT TRAVELING SOUTH AT 60 KM/H. HOW MANY HOURS HAD THE FIRST TRUCK TRAVELED WHEN THEY WERE 150 KM APART<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #196434 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><B>palanisamy(496)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=196434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A TRUCK LEFT TRAVELING NORTH AT 80 KM/H. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "AND ONE HOUR LATER ANOTHER TRUCK LEFT TRAVELING SOUTH AT 60 KM/H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After a time t hours, after the first truck had left,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance travelled by the first truck = 80t kms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance travelled by the second truck = 60(t-1) kms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given the distance between them is 150 kms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80t+60(t-1) = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80t+60t-60 = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140t = 150+60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140t = 210<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 210/140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1.5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1 h 30 m </SPAN>\n" );
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