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" );
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document.write( "Let x = the speed of the slower car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 12= the speed of the faster car\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6(x + x+12) = 648<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      12x+72= 648<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       12x  = 576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         x  = 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      x+12  = 48+12 = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The speed of the slower car is 48mph while the speed of the faster car is 60mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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