document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=349131>Question 349131</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars leave a city and head in the same direction.  After 7 hours, the faster car is 42 miles ahead of the slower car.  The slower car has traveled 287 miles. Find the speeds of the two cars. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "D distance = R rate * T time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "287 miles + 42 miles = 329 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let R1 = speed of faster car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "329 miles = R1 * 7 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "329/7 = R1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "47 mph = R1 = speed faster car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let R2 = speed of slower car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "287 miles = R2 * 7 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "287/7 = R2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "41 mph = R2 = speed slower car\r<BR>\n" );
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