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)\"\" \"About 
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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 \"+s+\" = the speed in mi/hr of the 2nd truck
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+-+15+\" = the speed in mi/hr of the 1st truck
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+540+=+%28+s+%2B+s+-+15+%29%2A4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+540+=+%28+2s+-+15+%29%2A4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+540+=+8s+-+60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+8s+=+600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+-+15+=+75+-+15+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+-+15+=+60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The faster truck's speed was 75 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "The slower truck's speed was 60 mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+75%2A4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+60%2A4+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+300+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+240+\" mi
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+540+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+300+%2B+240+=+540+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+540+=+540+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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