document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1094378>Question 1094378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rental truck and a car traveling toward each other on the interstate are 220 miles apart. If the car is traveling 20 miles per hour faster than the rental truck, and they pass after 2 hours, how fast each vehicle traveling? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+2x+2(20) = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 40 = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 45 this is the speed of the truck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of the car: 45+20 = 65<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "car × 2 hours + truck × 2 hours = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (65 × 2) + (45 × 2) = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 130 + 90 = 220 Correct </SPAN>\n" );
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