document.write( "Question 988101: A car leaving the exit traveling 60 mph and a truck leaving 10 minutes later traveling 65 mph. When will they meet? \n" ); document.write( "

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A car leaving the exit traveling 60 mph and a truck leaving 10 minutes later traveling 65 mph.
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\n" ); document.write( "We are dealing with mph here, change 10 min to $\"1%2F6\"$ hr
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\n" ); document.write( "When the truck catches the car, they will have traveled the same distance.
\n" ); document.write( "Write a dist equation; dist = speed * time
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = travel time of the truck
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\n" ); document.write( "(t+ $\"1%2F6\"$ ) = travel time of the car
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\n" ); document.write( "65t = 60(t+ $\"1%2F6\"$ )
\n" ); document.write( "65t = 60t + 10
\n" ); document.write( "65t - 60t = 10
\n" ); document.write( "5t = 10
\n" ); document.write( "t = 10/5
\n" ); document.write( "t = 2 hrs after the truck left the exit
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\n" ); document.write( "Confirm this find the distance each traveled
\n" ); document.write( "60 * 2 $\"1%2F6\"$ = 130 mi
\n" ); document.write( "65 * 2 = 130 mi \n" ); document.write( "

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