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I truck enters a highway driving 60 mph a car enters the highway at the same...

I truck enters a highway driving 60 mph a car enters the highway at the same place 8 minutes later and drives 67 mph in the same direction from the time the car entered the highway how long will it take the car to pass the truck?

the car will pass the truck in ___ minutes.

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The car will pass the truck in minutes.

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