document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866616>Question 866616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A motor cycle and a truck left a roadside diner at the same time. After traveling in the same direction for one and a quarter hours, the motor cycle had traveled 25km farther than the truck. If the average speed of the motorcycle was 60km/hr, find the average speed of the truck. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522380 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=522380\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> speed of truck = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = 1.25 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance by truck = 1.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed of motorbike = 60 km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 60*1.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=75 km\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75-1.25x=25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50 = 1.25x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50/1.25 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40 km/h... speed of truck\r<BR>\n" );
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