document.write( "Question 376155: A car traveling 50 miles per hour goes 15 miles farther in the same amount of time as a car traveling 30 milea per hour. find the distance that each car travels.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #267584 by mananth(16946) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Car B 30...... mph............ x miles \n" ); document.write( "Car A 50...... mph............ x+15 miles \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "time taken is the same \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "t= d/r \n" ); document.write( "t carA = t car B \n" ); document.write( "x/30 = x+15/50 \n" ); document.write( "50x=30(x+15) \n" ); document.write( "50x = 30x+450 \n" ); document.write( "add -30x \n" ); document.write( "50x-30x=450 \n" ); document.write( "20x= 450 \n" ); document.write( "/20 x=450/20 \n" ); document.write( "x=22.5 miles Car B \n" ); document.write( "Car A = 22.5 +15 = 37.5 miles \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |