document.write( "Question 1041719: Using D+RT Two trucks leave warehouses that are 540 miles apart traveling toward one another. They meet 4 hours late. The first truck was traveling 15 mph slower than the second truck. How fast was each truck traveling? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #656654 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can imagine that one of the trucks is standing still \n" ); document.write( "and the other is moving at the sum of their speeds \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The faster truck's speed was 75 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "The slower truck's speed was 60 mi/hr \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " |