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A truck left town X at 11.45am and travelled towards town Y at an average speed of 60km/hr. A car left town X at 2.15pm on...

A truck left town X at 11.45am and travelled towards town Y at an average speed of 60km/hr. A car left town X at
2.15pm on the same day and travelled along the same road at an average speed of 100km/hr. The distance between
the two towns is 500km.
(a) Calculate the time of the day when the car overtook the truck.
(b) The distance from Y when the car overtook the truck.
(c) After overtaking the bus, both vehicles continued towards Y at their original speeds. Find how long the car had to
wait at town Y before the truck arrived.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 25, 2019 at 06:28

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