document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=514292>Question 514292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars started from the same point and traveling in opposite direction.one traveld at the half the speed of the other.After 5 hours they were 600 km apart.What is the sepeed of the faster car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One traveled at half the speed of the other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 5 hours they were 600 km apart.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the speed of the faster car?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slow car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = r ; time = 5 hrs ; distance = r*t = 5r km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fast car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 2r ; time = 5 hrs ; distance = 2r*5 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance + distance = 600 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5r + 10r = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15r = 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 40 km/hr (speed of the sloper car)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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