document.write( "Question 702272: The distance between 2 towns is 300 km.Two cars start simultaneously from these towns and move towards each other.The speed of one car is more than the other by 7 km/h.If the distance between the cars after 2 hours is 34 km,Find the speed of the cars. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #432876 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! There was another one like this earlier, and the time information was lacking. This one here is better.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let r = speed of the slower car. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Car ------Speed, km/h-------Time, hours----------Distance, km \n" ); document.write( "Fast car___r+7______________2____________________ \n" ); document.write( "Slow car____r ______________2 ___________________ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The cars start 300 km apart and move toward each other, so sum of all lengths or distances must be 300.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Find r. \n" ); document.write( "Compute r+7. \n" ); document.write( " |