document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=298727>Question 298727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim drove his truck 500 kilometers in the same time that Ed drove his truck 450 kilometers. Jim drove 5 kilometers an hour faster than Ed. Find the speed of each man. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Jim drove 5 kilometers an hour faster than Ed. Find the speed of each man.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = Ed's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(s+5) = Jim's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a time equation; Time = dist/speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=500%2F%28%28s%2B5%29%29+=+450%2Fs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"500%2F%28%28s%2B5%29%29+=+450%2Fs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500s = 450(s+5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500s = 450s + 2250<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "500s - 450s = 2250<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50s = 2250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2250%2F50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2250%2F50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 45 mph is Ed's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45 + 5 = 50 mph is Jim's speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solutions by finding the times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500/50 = 10 hrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450/45 = 10 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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