SOLUTION: two automobiles travel at the rate of 50kph and 30kph respectively. the faster travels 2 hours more than the other and goes 140 kilometers farther. find the distance traveled by ea
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Question 159792: two automobiles travel at the rate of 50kph and 30kph respectively. the faster travels 2 hours more than the other and goes 140 kilometers farther. find the distance traveled by each.
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two automobiles travel at the rate of 50kph and 30kph respectively. the faster travels 2 hours more than the other and goes 140 kilometers farther. find the distance traveled by each.
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Let d = distance traveled by the slow car
then
(d+140) = distance traveled by the fast car
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Write a time equation; time =
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Fast car time - 2hrs = slow car time
- 2 =
Multiply equation by 150 to get rid of the denominators, results:
3(d + 140) - 2(150) = 5d
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3d + 420 - 300 = 5d
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120 = 5d - 3d
d =
d = 60 km traveled by the slow car
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60 + 140 = 200 km traveled by the fast car
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Check the solutions; find the times of each car
200/50 = 4 hrs
60/30 = 2 hrs
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differ = 2 hrs
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