SOLUTION: Two trucks leave a depot at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the trucks after 2½ hours if their average speeds are 64 miles per hour and 6

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Question 703330:
Two trucks leave a depot at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the trucks after 2½ hours if their average speeds are 64 miles per hour and 62 miles per hour?

Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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D=RT
D=64*2.5
D=160 MILES.
D=62*2.5
D=155 MILES.
160-155=5 MILES APART.