document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=31844>Question 31844</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars started from the same point on a straght course in opposite directions for exactly 2 hours, at which time thy were 208 miles apart.  if one traveled on average 8 miles faster than th eother care, what was the average speed for each care for the 2 hour trip? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #18408 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=18408\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the speed of one car be x and another be x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+x+8)=208<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+16=208<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+8=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the speed of one car was 48mph and another was 56mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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