Two trucks leave the truck stop at the same time, one heading north and one heading south. The truck driving south is driving 15 miles per hour slower than the truck driving north. How fast is the slower truck traveling is they are 1,250 miles apart after 10 hours worth of driving?

Related Questions

1. Math

   Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 12 miles per hour slower than the westbound train. If the two trains are 400 miles apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of the eastbound train?

2. calculus

   a boat leaves a dock at 2:00 pm and travels due south at a speed of 20 km/h. Another boat has been heading due east at 15 km/h and reaches the same dock at 3:00 pm. at what time were the two boats closest together

3. physics

   A 6000kg truck travelling north at 5m/s collides with a 4000kg truck moving west at 15m/s,if the two trucks remain locked together after collision,find (a)with what speed and in what direction do they move immediately after collision?(b)what is the lost of

4. calculus

   A car leaves an intersection traveling east. Its position t sec later is given by x = t2 + t ft. At the same time, another car leaves the same intersection heading north, traveling y = t2 + 3t ft in t sec. Find the rate at which the distance between the

5. physics

   A motor car moving at a speed of 72 km/h can not come to a stop in less than 3 s while for a truck this time interval is 5.0s . On a highway the car is behind the truck both moving at 72 km/h . The truck gives a signal that it is going to stop at

6. science

   a boat heading due north crosses a wide river with speed of 12km/h relative to the water the water in the river has a uniform speed of 5 km/h due east relative to the earth.determine the velocity of the boat relative to an observer standing on either bank

7. Physics

   A plane is heading due south with an airspeed of 211 mph. A wind from a direction of 53 degrees is blowing at 17 mph. Find the bearing of the plane. (Note that bearings are measured from north, clockwise.) Round results to appropriate number of significant

8. 8th grade math

   One of your friends is heading north for the Christmas holiday and the other friend is heading south. If when they start, they are 1029 miles apart and one car is traveling at 53 miles per hour, and the other 45 miles per hour, how many hours before the

9. Math

   The U drive rent a truck company plans to spend 13 million on 320 new vehicles. Each commercial van will cost $35000, each small truck $30000, and each large truck $80000. Past experience shows that they need twice as many vans as small trucks. How many of

10. trig

    A plane has an airspeed of 200 miles per hour and a heading of 28.0°. The ground speed of the plane is 207 miles per hour, and its true course is in the direction of 38.0°. Find the speed and direction of the air currents, assuming they are constants.

Still need help?

You can ask a new question or browse existing questions.