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( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " The post by @josgarithmetic is, OBVIOUSLY, incorrect.\r
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document.write( "When the car enters on the highway 8 minutes later, the track is exactly 8 miles ahead the car.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Starting from this time moment, the distance between them decreases at the rate (68-60) = 8 miles per hour.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, to find the time \"t\", when catching will happen, you simply need to solve an equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (68-60)*t = 8   miles   (8 miles is the \"head start\" in this case)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    8t = 8,   giving  the ANSWER    t =  = 1 hour.\r\n" );
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