document.write( "Question 99812: From the McDougal Littell Math, Course 3 Chapter 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Gridded Answer: Two trucks leave a warehouse at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the trucks after 4 1/2 hours if the average speed of the trucks are 52 miles per hour and 56 miles per hour?
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distance traveled equals time multiplied by the speed
\n" ); document.write( "so the first truck
\n" ); document.write( "52mph times \"4%261%2F2\" hours equals 234 miles
\n" ); document.write( "the second truck
\n" ); document.write( "56mph times \"4%261%2F2\" hours equals 252 miles
\n" ); document.write( "how far apart the trucks are would be
\n" ); document.write( "252 miles minus 234 miles
\n" ); document.write( "\"252-234=18\"
\n" ); document.write( "The trucks are 18 miles apart
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