SOLUTION: A 230 mile long road encircles a lake. Two trucks leave the city of Riverton(in opposite directions) to make a delivery to the town of Lakeside ( the cities are on opposite sides o
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Question 394900: A 230 mile long road encircles a lake. Two trucks leave the city of Riverton(in opposite directions) to make a delivery to the town of Lakeside ( the cities are on opposite sides of the lake.) One truck travels 15 mph slower than the other. If it takes each truck two hours to get to Lakeside from Riverton, what is the speed of each truck? Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of the distances the trucks travel is 230.
In 2 hrs the faster truck must go 30 miles farther than the slower one.
x+30+x=230
2x=200
x=100 mi
x+30=130 mi
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The speed of each truck.
50 mph
65 mph
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Ed
