document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872740>Question 872740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars start from two twons 200 miles apart and travel towards each other.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they pass each other after 2 hours. Find the speed of each car if the diffrence between their speeds is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 miles per hour. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "they pass each other after 2 hours. Find the speed of each car if the diffrence between their speeds is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = rate*time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st car:: dist = 2x miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd car:: distance = 2(x+10) miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 2(x+10) = 200 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 20 = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 180 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 45 mph (slower car rate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10 = 55 mph (faster car rate)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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