document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=611657>Question 611657</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars are 190 miles apart and travel toward each other along the same road. They meet in 2 hr. One car travels 4 mph faster than the other. what is the average speed of each car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = speed (mph) of slower car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+4 = speed of faster car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x + x+4) = 190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + x+4) = 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4 = 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 45.5 mph (speed of slower car)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed of faster car:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4 = 45.5+4 = 49.5 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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