document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145396>Question 145396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How to solve this word problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 cars started off in the same direction at the same time, but the first car was going twice as fast as the second car. In 5 hrs, the first car was ahead of the second car by 275 miles. How fast was going the second car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x=10x-275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-10x=275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x=-275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-275/-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=55 mph for the slower/second car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*55=10*55=-275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "275=55-275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "275=275\r<BR>\n" );
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