document.write( "Question 566561: emily and Camille started from the same city and drove in opposite directions on the freeway. After 3 hours they were 354 miles apart. If they had gone in the same direction, Emily would have been 18 miles ahead of Camille. How fast did each woman drive? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #366262 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since they were traveling in opposite directions, they were moving apart at the sum of their speeds. Since they were 354 miles apart in 3 hours, the sum of their speeds must be 116 mph. Had they been going in the same direction, their distance apart would have been a function of the difference in their speeds. 18 miles in 3 hours is 6 mph difference.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the 2X2 system.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |