document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=629314>Question 629314</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car can drive from town A to town B at a certain rate of speed in 5 hours. A second car traveling at 15 pmh faster than the first car can travel between the two towns in 4 hours. How far is it from town A to town B? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of first car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+15=speed of second car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance=speed*travel time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=4(x+15)=4x+60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=60 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance between the two towns=5x=300 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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