document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30968>Question 30968</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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17688 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=17688\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let one car's speed be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let another car's speed be 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(2x-x)=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(32)=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, one car is travelling at 32mph and another one is travelling at 64mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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