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Two trucks are traveling in the same direction, one going twice as fast as the other. at the end of 6 hours they are 204 miles apart. how fast is each travelling?
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Two trucks are traveling in the same direction, one going twice as fast as the other. at the end of 6 hours they are 204 miles apart. how fast is each travelling?

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204 mph

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speed of slower=x; distance in 6 hours is 6x
speed of larger=2x; distance in 6 hours is 12x
12x-6x=204 miles
6x=204
x=34 mph slower, 204 miles in 6 hours.
2x=68 mph, faster, 408 miles in 6 hours, and difference is 204 miles
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