document.write( "Question 50119: Two cars are leaving Phils house at precisely at 6:20pm. The first car driven by Phil is headed nother. The second car, driven by Roman, is headed south Phil, because he is nat a good citizen is going 20 MPH faster than Roman. If at 7:50 they are exactly 168 miles apart, how fast is each going? \r
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Two cars are leaving Phils house at precisely at 6:20pm. The first car driven by Phil is headed nother. The second car, driven by Roman, is headed south Phil, because he is nat a good citizen is going 20 MPH faster than Roman. If at 7:50 they are exactly 168 miles apart, how fast is each going?
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\n" ); document.write( "Roman car DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "rate = x mph ; time= (3/2)hr.; distance= rt= (3/2)x miles
\n" ); document.write( "Phil car DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "rate = x+20 mph ; time = (3/2)hr.; distance = rt = (3/2)(x+20)
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "distance + distance = 168 miles
\n" ); document.write( "(3/2)x+(3/2)(x+20)= 168
\n" ); document.write( "3x+30=168
\n" ); document.write( "3x=138
\n" ); document.write( "x=46 mph (Romans car rate)
\n" ); document.write( "x+20= 66 mph (Phil's car rate) \r
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