document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=434907>Question 434907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two taxis leave the same place, going in opposite directions. The 2nd taxi is going 5 mph faster than the 1st taxi.  After 4 hours, they are 500 miles apart. What is the speed of the 2nd taxi?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #301138 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=301138\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let s = the speed of the 1st taxi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the speed of the 2nd taxi = s + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since they are traveling in opposite directions their relative speed is 2s + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 4 hrs they are 500 miles apart<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2s + 5 = 500/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s + 5 = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 60 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the speed of the 2nd taxi is 60 + 5 = 65 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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