SOLUTION: A truck enters a freeway traveling 40 mph. An hour later, a car enters the same freeway traveling 55 mph. At this rate, in how many miles will the car overtake the truck?
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Question 316607: A truck enters a freeway traveling 40 mph. An hour later, a car enters the same freeway traveling 55 mph. At this rate, in how many miles will the car overtake the truck? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=Distance
After 1 hour the truck is 40 miles away.
When the car catches the truck, ,
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It takes the car hours to catch the truck. miles or approximately 146.7 miles.
