document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=348670>Question 348670</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Willy is driving south at a constant speed of 65 mph. If his car is 16 feet long and it takes him 7 seconds to pass a 70 foot tractor-trailer truck, how fast is the truck traveling? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #249342 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=249342\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Willy travels (relative to the truck) the length of the truck plus the length of his car in 7 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 5280 feet in a mile and 3600 seconds in an hour\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so miles/hr equals feet/sec multiplied by 3600/5280\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the truck is going SLOWER than Willy by (86 feet/7 sec) </SPAN>\n" );
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