SOLUTION: a truck can travel 120 miles in the same time that it takes a car to travel 180 miles. If the trucks rate is 20 miles per hour slower then the car's, find the average rate for each

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Question 451344: a truck can travel 120 miles in the same time that it takes a car to travel 180 miles. If the trucks rate is 20 miles per hour slower then the car's, find the average rate for each
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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120/x=180/x+20
120x+2400=180x
60x=2400
x=40
The truck is going 40mph; the car is going 60mph..