document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260658>Question 260658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One car left a city at 2:00 PM and traveled at an average speed of 40 miles per hour.  A second car left at 4:00 PM, traveled the same route and overtook the first car at 9:00 PM.  What was the average speed in miles per hour of the second car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "D=40*7 FOR THE FIRST CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=R5 FOR THE SECOND CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40*7=5R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5R=280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=280/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=56 MPH. IS THE SPEED OF THE SECOND CAR.\r<BR>\n" );
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