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( "
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emily and Camille started from the same city and drove in opposite directions on the freeway. After 3 hours they were 354 miles apart.
\n" ); document.write( "Let e be Emily's rate; let c be Camille's rate
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\n" ); document.write( "distance + distance = 354 miles
\n" ); document.write( "3e + 3c = 354
\n" ); document.write( "e + c = 118
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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( "3e - 3c = 18
\n" ); document.write( "e - c = 6
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\n" ); document.write( "Two equations:
\n" ); document.write( "e + c = 118
\n" ); document.write( "e - c = 6
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\n" ); document.write( "Add and solve for \"e\":
\n" ); document.write( "2e = 124
\n" ); document.write( "e = 62 mph (Emily's rate)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"c\":
\n" ); document.write( "e + c = 118
\n" ); document.write( "62 + c = 118
\n" ); document.write( "c = 56 mph (Camille\"s rate)
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