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Algebra.Com's Answer #518459 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Traveling at a speed of 42 miles per hour, a truck can travel a certain distance in 14 hours. In order to travel the same distance in 12 hours, the speed of the truck must be increased to \n" ); document.write( "------- \n" ); document.write( "distance = rate*time = 42 mph *14 hr = 588 miles \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "New speed equation:: \n" ); document.write( "rate = distance/time \n" ); document.write( "rate = 588 miles/12 hrs = 49 mph \n" ); document.write( "================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( " |