Answer:
You can check it by solving it in your head. They are separating at the rate of 55-40 or 15 miles per hour. So in 1 hour or 60 minutes they'll be 15 miles apart, so in 20 minutes they'll be 5 miles apart, so in 40 minutes they'll be 10 miles apart. So it has to be 40 minutes.
Step-by-step explanation:
55t-40t=10
15t=10
15t/15=10/15
2/3
40 Minutes