document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=763497>Question 763497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars start together and travel in the same direction. One car travels twice as fast as the other. After five hours, they are 275 km apart. How fast is each car traveling? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a rate/time/distance problem so we will use the following formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Rate+%2A+Time+=+Distance ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Rate+%2A+Time+=+Distance\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Establish your terms:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be the rate of speed of car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be the rate of speed of car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B%7D%7D+%28remember%2C+one+car+is+going+twice+as+fast+as+the+other%29%0D%0A%0D%0AUsing+the+formula+%7B%7B%7BRate+%2A+Time+=+Distance ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5r%7D%7D+be+the+distance+car+%7B%7B%7BA ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5r%7D%7D+be+the+distance+car+%7B%7B%7BA\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > travels after <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%282r%29+=+10r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%282r%29+=+10r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be the distance car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > travels after <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the faster car it will have travelled farther after <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hours so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > travels - distance car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > travels is equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=275 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"275\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using our terms from above:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10r+-+5r+=+275 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10r+-+5r+=+275\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5r+=+275 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5r+=+275\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r+=+55+kph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r+=+55+kph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2r+=+110+kph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2r+=+110+kph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is travelling at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=55kph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"55kph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and car <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is tavelling at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=110kph ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"110kph\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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