document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=864807>Question 864807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars start from two towns 700 miles apart and travel towards each other. They pass each other after 7 hours. Find the speed of each car if the difference between their speeds is 60 miles per hour. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "LET X BE THE SPEED OF THE FASTER CAR<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LET X+60 BE THE SPEED OF THE FASTER CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700=(X+X+60)7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700=(2X+60)7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700=14X+420<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14X=700-420<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14X=280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=280/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=20 MPH FOR THE SLOWER CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20+60=80 MPH FOR THE FASTER CAR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700=(20+80)7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700=100*7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700=700 </SPAN>\n" );
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