document.write( "Question 900989: I think I have the right answer but I am not sure.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A truck enters the highway going 60 miles per hour. Ten minutes later, a car enters the highway going 70 miles per hour. How long, in minutes, does it take for the car to pass the truck?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Truck:
\n" ); document.write( "d=60x+10
\n" ); document.write( "r=60
\n" ); document.write( "t=x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Car:
\n" ); document.write( "d=70x
\n" ); document.write( "r=70\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "70x=60x+10
\n" ); document.write( "70x-60x=10
\n" ); document.write( "10x=10
\n" ); document.write( "x=10/10(60)
\n" ); document.write( "x=60 minutes \n" ); document.write( "
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A truck enters the highway going 60 miles per hour. Ten minutes later, a car enters the highway going 70 miles per hour. How long, in minutes, does it take for the car to pass the truck?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The truck goes 60*10/60=10 miles in ten minutes before the car pursued it.
\n" ); document.write( "The car is gaining on the truck at 10 mph so it will take one hour to gain 10 miles
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