SOLUTION: a ten year old truck has 100,000 miles on the engine when the transmission fails in the truck. there are two replacements available- one transmission will last for 20 years, or 50,

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Question 217275: a ten year old truck has 100,000 miles on the engine when the transmission fails in the truck. there are two replacements available- one transmission will last for 20 years, or 50,000 miles, and the other transmission will last for 8 years, or 75,000 miles. Given the current average yearly mileage on this truck, which transmission would last the longest?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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driving 10000 m/yr
first trans is good for 5 yrs
second trans is go for 7.5 yrs
the second is a better choice for time and miles.