document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164241>Question 1164241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two trucks leave a warehouse at the same time. One travels due east at an average speed of 62 miles per hour, and the other travels due west at an average speed of 47 miles per hour. After how many hours will the two trucks be 763 miles apart?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They are traveling in exactly opposite directions, so they are separating at a rate equal to the sum of their speeds, which is 62+47 = 109 mph.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time = distance divided by rate:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: they will be 763 miles apart after 7 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
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