document.write( "Question 378936: can you please help me with this problem\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #269125 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "D = r*t  This question sets up that the distance traveled is the same for each.
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document.write( "Question states: truck traveling at 60mph...left 2 hours later
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document.write( "Let (t + 2)and t represent the respective times traveled by the trucks
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document.write( "50mph(t+2) = 60mph*t
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document.write( "solving for t
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document.write( "50t + 100 = 60t
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document.write( "100 = 10t
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document.write( "10hr = t, time it will take for the truck traveling 60mph to catch up
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document.write( "50mph*12hr = 60mph*10hr = 600mi (misc info as to the distance traveled by each) \n" );
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