document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=850199>Question 850199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars leave a a city on the same road, one driving 12mph faster than the other. After 4 hours, the car traveling faster stops for lunch. After 4 and a half hours, the car traveling slower stops for lunch. Assuming that the person in the faster car is still eating lunch, the cars are now 24 miles apart. How fast is each car driving? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #512011 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=512011\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4*(12+x)-24=4.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48 mph for the slower car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12+x=60 mph faster car <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*60=240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.5*48=216 which is 24 miles from faster car<BR>\n" );
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