SOLUTION: A truck traveling 45 miles per hour and a train traveling 60 miles per hour cover the same distance. The truck travels 2 hours longer than the train. How many hours does each trave

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Question 367372: A truck traveling 45 miles per hour and a train traveling 60 miles per hour cover the same distance. The truck travels 2 hours longer than the train. How many hours does each travel?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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A truck traveling 45 miles per hour and a train traveling 60 miles per hour cover the same distance. The truck travels 2 hours longer than the train. How many hours does each travel?
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Truck DATA"
rate 45 mph ; time = x+2 hrs ; distance = 45(x+2) miles
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Train DATA:
rate = 60 mph ; time = x hrs; distance = 60x miles
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Equation:
distance = distance
45(x+2) = 60x
45x + 90 = 60x
15x = 90
x = 6 hrs (Train travel time)
x + 2 = 8 hrs (Truck travel time)
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Cheers,
Stan H.