document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=938976>Question 938976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two trucks travelling to the store truck a. is traveling 30 mph truck b. is traveling 15 mph but leaves 20 seconds early who will arrive first </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "truck a. is traveling 30 mph truck <BR>\n" );
document.write( "truck b. is traveling 15 mph but leaves 20 seconds early <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Who will arrive first?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 20 sec the slower truck will go (20/3600)15 mph = 0.08333 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves 0.25-0.08333 = 0.16667 miles to go.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slower will cover that distance in 0.16667/15 = 0.0111 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The faster truck covers the distance in 0.25/0.30 = 0.00833 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: The faster truck will cover the distance before the slower truck arrives.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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