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two trucks start from the same point traveling in different directions. One truck travels at a speed of 54 miles per hour, the other at 48 miles per hour.How long must they travel to be at least 408 miles apart?

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twotrucksstartfromthesamepointtravelingindifferentdirections.Onetrucktravelsataspeedof54milesperhour,theotherat48milesperhour.Howlongmusttheytraveltobeatleast408milesapart?

Solution

time:4
Solution steps
Translate the problem into an equation:54x+48x=408
Solve for x,54x+48x=408:x=4
time:4

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