document.write( "Question 1146609: A truck enters a highway driving 60 mph. A car enters the highway at the same place 9 minutes later and drives 66 mph in the same direction. From the time the car enters the​ highway, how long will it take the car to pass the​ truck? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #767892 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+t+\" = time for the car to pass the truck
\n" ); document.write( "\"+60%2A%28+9%2F60+%29+=+9+\" miles = the truck's head start in miles
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+\" = distance in miles the car travels until it passes truck
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\n" ); document.write( "Start a stop watch when the car leaves
\n" ); document.write( "equation for the car:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+66t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "equation for the truck:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+-+9+=+60t+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+66t+-+9+=+60t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+6t+=+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+1.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The car takes 1.5 hrs to pass truck
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+66%2A1.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+99+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+-+9+=+60%2A1.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+-+9+=+90+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+99+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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