document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=586620>Question 586620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you solve this: Laura and Dale drove in opposite directions. After two hours they were 68 kilometers apart. Laura drove 2 kilometers per hour faster than dale. How fast did Laura drive? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #373841 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eschwartz><B>eschwartz(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=eschwartz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=373841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Where D is the speed in km/h that Dale drives at,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2D+2(D+2)=68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D+(D+2)=34km, or 2D+2=34\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 2 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2D=32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, since Dale drives at 16km/h, and Laura drives 2km/h faster, Laura drives at 18km/h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In two hours, Dale dove 32km, and Laura drove 36km, for a combined total of 68km. </SPAN>\n" );
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