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Truck A is 40 miles ahead of Truck B on a highway. Both trucks are mov Updated on: 02 Oct 2023, 14:15
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Truck A is 40 miles ahead of Truck B on a highway. Both trucks are moving in the same direction at constant but different speeds, such that in 4 hours Truck B will reach Truck A. In the following table, identify a speed, in miles per hour, for Truck A and a speed, in miles per hour, for Truck B that together are consistent with the given information.
Make only one selection in each column.
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61
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Truck A is 40 miles ahead of Truck B on a highway. Both trucks are mov Updated on: 30 Oct 2020, 09:51
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The distance between the trucks has to be covered in 4 hours, so the relative speed between the trucks is 40/4= 10 miles/hour
The difference between their speed is 10 miles / hour
So the two numbers can be 48 and 58. Truck B has to catch up with truck A, so speed of truck B has to be greater than that of A,

So speed of truck B is 58
Speed of truck A is 48

Had swapped the speeds in the last line by mistake. Rectified in edit.
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Truck A is 40 miles ahead of Truck B on a highway. Both trucks are moving in the same direction at constant but different speeds, such that in 4 hours Truck B will reach Truck A. In the following table, identify a speed, in miles per hour, for Truck A and a speed, in miles per hour, for Truck B that together are consistent with the given information. Make only one selection in each column.

Truck ATruck B
45
48
52
56
58
61

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Truck B: 58
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Truck B will have to cover the distance of 40miles in 4 hours. Therefore, speed of truck B has to be 10 miles/hour more than speed of truck A.
Speed of truck B = 58 miles/hour
Speed of truck A = 48 miles/hour
is consistent with the reasoning above.

Truck ATruck B
45
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52
56
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