SOLUTION: a truck traveling 45 miles per hour and a train traveling 60 miles per hour cover the same distance. the truck travels 2 hours longer than the train. how many hours does each trave

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Question 96339This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 1
: a truck traveling 45 miles per hour and a train traveling 60 miles per hour cover the same distance. the truck travels 2 hours longer than the train. how many hours does each travel?
i dont understand how to solve this problem at all. This question is from textbook prentice hall mathematics algebra 1

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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60T=45(T+2)
60T=45T+90
60T-45T=90
15T=90
T=90/15
T=6 HOURS FOR THE TRAIN.
6+2=8 HOURS FOR THE TRUCK.
PROOF
60*6=45*8
360=360 IS THE DISTANCE TRAVELED BY BOTH.