document.write( "Question 205346: A bottleneck due to an accident on a highway produces two lines of cars each having a length of 720 meters. If the average distance between cars is 2.50 meters and the average length of a car is 3.50 meters, how many cars are there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #155023 by rfer(16322) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3.5+2.5=6 \n" ); document.write( "720*2/6=240 \n" ); document.write( "The total space for each car is 6m. \n" ); document.write( "The total distance is 1440m counting both lanes. \n" ); document.write( "Divide the length of car with distance between into total distance gives the number of cars. \n" ); document.write( "Good luck \n" ); document.write( "Bob \n" ); document.write( " |