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)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Start a stop watch when the car leaves \n" ); document.write( "equation for the car: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "equation for the truck: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Plug (1) into (2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "The car takes 1.5 hrs to pass truck \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " |