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Truck A leaves station 1 at 9:00 a.m. and travels at the rate of 60 kph. After 2 hours, Truck B leaves the same station and travels in the same direction at the rate of 80 kph. At what time will Truck B overtake Truck A?

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Answer:
5:00\ PM

Explanation:

Given

Truck A speed is
v_a=60\ kmph

Truck B speed is
v_b=80\ kmph

Truck A leaves 2 hours before truck B

Distance traveled in the 2 hour


\Rightarrow 60* 2=120\ km

Suppose Truck B will catch truck A after t hours


\therefore 120+60t=80t


\Rightarrow 120=20t\\\Rightarrow t=6\ hr

Overtake time is
9:00am +2+6=5:00\ PM

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