document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885905>Question 885905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars start from the same place traveling in opposite directions. One car travels 4 miles per hour faster than the other car. Find their speeds if after 6 hours they are 564 miles apart. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of 1st car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=speed of 2nd car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+6(x+4)=564<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+6x+24=564<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of 1st car=45 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of 2nd car=49 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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