document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=627992>Question 627992</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two snails are 264 centimeters apart. They craw toward each other at rates that differ by 6 centimeters per minute. After 22 minutes they meet. How fast is each snail crawling?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #395277 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dfrazzetto><B>dfrazzetto(283)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=dfrazzetto><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=dfrazzetto><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=395277\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total distance = 264\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed of snail 1 = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Speed of snail 2 = x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total time, t = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "composite speed = snail 1 + snail 2 = 2x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = speed x time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "264 = (2x + 6)(22)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 = 2x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Snail 1 speed = 3 cm/min\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Snail 2 speed = 9 cm/min </SPAN>\n" );
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