SOLUTION: If a Truck A is going 30 MPH and Truck B is going 15 MPH with a twenty second head start, and both trucks are going a quarter of a mile, which will reach the end first?
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Question 938985: If a Truck A is going 30 MPH and Truck B is going 15 MPH with a twenty second head start, and both trucks are going a quarter of a mile, which will reach the end first?
I tried some division but my dad was making it really confusing. Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a Truck A is going 30 MPH and Truck B is going 15 MPH with a twenty second head start, and both trucks are going a quarter of a mile, which will reach the end first?
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1/4 = 1320 feet
30 mi/hr = 44 ft/sec
15 mi/hr = 22 ft/sec
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In 20 seconds, truck B is 22*20 = 440 ft ahead leaving 1320 - 440 = 880 ft to go.
880/22 = 40 seconds to finish.
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Truck A: 1320/44 = 30 seconds to finish
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Truck A arrives 10 seconds before truck B
