document.write( "Question 804538: Two cars start at the same point and ride in opposite directions.One car rides twice as fast as the other.In four hours they are 480 miles apart.What is the rate of each car? \n" ); document.write( "
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x+2x=480/4
\n" ); document.write( "3x=480/4
\n" ); document.write( "3x=120
\n" ); document.write( "x=120/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=40 mph
\n" ); document.write( "2x=80 mph
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