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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Car B 30...... mph............ x miles
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\n" ); document.write( "time taken is the same
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\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
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\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
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