document.write( "Question 770019: A race car is traveling 40 km/hour faster than another on a race track. While the faster car travels 70 km, the second travels 60 km. find the speed of the faster car in km/hr. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #469239 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! One of the keys is , \"While the faster,... the second...\". The amount of time is the same time interval. Call the time quantity, x hours.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CAR_________RATE_________TIME__________DISTANCE \n" ); document.write( "Slow________r____________x_____________60 \n" ); document.write( "Fast_______r+40__________x_____________70\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Make expressions for x for each car using r*t=d:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CAR_________RATE_________TIME__________DISTANCE \n" ); document.write( "Slow________r____________60/r_____________60 \n" ); document.write( "Fast_______r+40__________70/(r+40)_____________70\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The time quantities being equal, we just show the equation: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "... and of course, r+40. \n" ); document.write( " |