document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=185847>Question 185847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars start together and travel in the same direction, one going twice as fast as the other.  At the end of 3 hours, they are 96 miles apart.  How fast is each car traveling? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3*2x-3x=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-3x=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=96/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=32 mph for the slower car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*2*32-3*32=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "192-96=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96=96 \r<BR>\n" );
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