document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=889023>Question 889023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars started from the same point traveling in opposite direction. one traveled <BR>\n" );
document.write( "at half the speed of the other. after 5 hours they were 600 km apart. what is the speed of the faster car?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at half the speed of the other. after 5 hours they were 600 km apart. what is the speed of the faster car?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of slower car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=speed of faster car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=travel time*speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+5*2x=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of faster car=80 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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