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document.write( "KAren left her house heading east and her sister left two hours later heading west at a rate of 5 mph faster than Karen. Six hours after Karen left, she and her sister were 600 miles apart. How fast was Karen moving?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "KAren left her house heading east and her sister left two hours later heading west at a rate of 5 mph faster than Karen. Six hours after Karen left, she and her sister were 600 miles apart. How fast was Karen moving? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET KAREN'S SPEED = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SISTER'S SPEED =K+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "KAREN TRAVELLED 6 HRS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "KAREN GOES 6X MILES IN 6 HRS.EAST<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SISTER TRAVELLED 6-2=4 HRS.......DISTANCE TRAVELLED WEST WARDS =4(X+5)=4X+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL DISTANCE OF SEPERATION = 6X+4X+20= 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10X =600-20=580<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 58 MPH </SPAN>\n" );
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