document.write( "Question 505988: Two cars leave towns 540 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One car's rate is 16 kilometers per hour more than the other's. If they meet in 3 hours, what is the rate of the faster car? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If together they covered 540 km in 3 hours, then the sum of their speeds has to be 540 divided by 3. If one speed is x and the other is x - 16, then 2x - 16 = 540/3. Solve for x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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