document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=741183>Question 741183</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "\"A car leaves a town traveling at 16 miles per hour, 4 hours later a second car leaves the town traveling the same route and overtakes the first car in 2 hours. How fast was the second car traveling?\"\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "can I get help on solving this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #451920 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=451920\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> D=RT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=16(4+2) FOR THE FIRST CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=R*2 FOR THE SECOND CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16(4+2)=2R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*6=2R<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2R=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=96/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=48 MPH. FOR THE SECOND CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=16(4+2)=16*6=96 MILES<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D=48*2=96 DITTO.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );