document.write( "Question 316607: A truck enters a freeway traveling 40 mph. An hour later, a car enters the same freeway traveling 55 mph. At this rate, in how many miles will the car overtake the truck? \n" ); document.write( "

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Rate*Time=Distance
\n" ); document.write( "After 1 hour the truck is 40 miles away.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Dtruck=40%2B40t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Dcar=55t\"$
\n" ); document.write( "When the car catches the truck, $\"Dtruck=Dcar\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"40%2B40t=55t\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15t=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t=40%2F15=8%2F3\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "It takes the car $\"8%2F3\"$ hours to catch the truck.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Dcar=55%288%2F3%29=440%2F3\"$ miles or approximately 146.7 miles. \n" ); document.write( "

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