document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=796608>Question 796608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars start from towns 360 mi apart and travel towards each other. they meet after 4 hr. find the speed of each car if one travels 10 mph faster than the other. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slower car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 4 hr ; rate = x mph ; distance = 4x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "faster car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 4 hrs ; rate = x+10 mph ; distance = 4x+40 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance + distance = 360 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4x+40 = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 mph (speed of the slower car(<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10 = 50 mph (speed of the faster car)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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