document.write( "Question 628165: Two truck drivers leave a cafe at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. One truck goes 3 mph faster than the other one. After 2 hours they are 206 miles apart. How fast is each truck going? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #395446 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can think of this as one truck standing still \n" ); document.write( "and the other traveling away at the sum of their speeds \n" ); document.write( "Let the speed of the slower truck = \n" ); document.write( "Let the speed of the faster truck = \n" ); document.write( "The equation for the moving truck is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The speeds of the trucks are 50 and 53 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( " |