document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=374821>Question 374821</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars start from the same point at the same time and travel in opposite directions. The fastest car travels 12 miles per hour faster than the other. If after 6 hours, the cars are 648 km apart, what is the speed of each car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #266545 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vasumathi><B>vasumathi(46)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vasumathi><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=266545\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the speed of the slower car = s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the speed of the faster car = s + 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so within one hour the distance between them is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = s+12 + s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 2s + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 6 hours the distance would be 6d = 6(2s+12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so....<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(2s+12 ) = 648<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by  6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s+12 = 648/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s+12 = 108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 12 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 108-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the speed of the slower car = 48 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the speed of the faster car = 48 + 12 = 60 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );