document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126498>Question 1126498</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two truck drivers leave a cafe at the same&#8203; time, travelling in opposite directions. One truck goes 5 mph faster than the other one. After 4 &#8203;hr, they are 412 miles apart. How fast is each truck&#8203; going? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The other truck goes x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(2x+5) = 412<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 20 = 412<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 392<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 49 mph is the speed of the slow truck <BR>\n" );
document.write( "49 + 5 = 54 mph is the speed of the fast truck </SPAN>\n" );
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