SOLUTION: a truck can travel 320 miles in the same time that it takes a car to travel 400 miles if the truck's rate is 10 miles per hour lower than the car's, find the rate for each

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Question 809814: a truck can travel 320 miles in the same time that it takes a car to travel 400 miles if the truck's rate is 10 miles per hour lower than the car's, find the rate for each
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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t= time
(c-10)*t=320,
t*c=400
car = 50, time = 8
truck rate 40