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document.write( " a car is travelling at the rate of 60 km. per hour while another car is travelling at the rate of 7 km per hour.in how many hours will the two cars be when they are 260km. apart?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have assumed Car B rate as 70 km/hour instead of 7 which looks practical. If not then replace 70 with 7 and you will get the desired answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car A 60 km/hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "car B 70 km/hour<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Car A travel x km in the time car b travels 260-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/60 = 260-x/70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x=60(260-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x=15600-60x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x+60x=15600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "130x= 15600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 120 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of car A = 60 km/hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120/60 = time <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They will be 260 km apart after 2 hours </SPAN>\n" );
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