document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=299720>Question 299720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two  cars  leave  from  Port  of  Spain  and  travel s  west. One  travels  1 1/2  times  as fast  as  the other. After  3 hours  they  are  45  miles  apart. What  are  the  speeds  of  the  cars? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "D=(1.5X-X)3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=.5X*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=1.5X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5X=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=45/1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=30 ANS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=(1.5*30-30)3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=(45-30)3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=15*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45=45 </SPAN>\n" );
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