SOLUTION: A car and a truck leave a highway rest area at he the same time. The car travels south at 55mph and the truck travels north at 40mph. After how many minutes will they be 38 miles

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Question 519733: A car and a truck leave a highway rest area at he the same time. The car travels south at 55mph and the truck travels north at 40mph. After how many minutes will they be 38 miles apart?
Answer by oberobic(2304) About Me  (Show Source):
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The car and the truck are separating at a total of 95 mph.
How far apart will they be in 38 minutes?
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95 miles/hr * 38 minutes * 1 hr / 60 minutes = 95*38/60 = 95*19/30
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95*19/30 = 5*19*19/5*6 = 19*19/6 = 361/6 = 60 1/6 miles
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Done.