document.write( "Question 1135327: a truck enters the highway driving 60 miles per hour . a car enters the highway the same place 8 minutes later and drives 68miles per hour in the same direction . from the time the car enters the highway how minutes will it take the car to pass the truck \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #752939 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "60 miles an hour is 1 mile a minute, so when the car enters the highway the truck is 8 miles ahead. \n" ); document.write( "The difference in the speeds of the two vehicles is 8 miles per hour; so in exactly 1 hour the car will make up those 8 miles and catch up to the truck. \n" ); document.write( " |