document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892706>Question 892706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a car travels 30 kph fster than a truck, the car covers 540km in 3 hrs les than the time it takes the truck to travel the same distance how fast does the car travel </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540713 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=540713\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assign some variables for RT=D, uniform rates travel, rate time distance.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = rate of truck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+30 = rate of car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = distance truck travels\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "___________________speed________time________distance_____EQUATIONS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CAR________________r+30_________t-3_________540__________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%28r%2B30%29%28t-3%29=540%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%28r%2B30%29%28t-3%29=540%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "TRUCK_______________r____________t__________540__________<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28rt=540%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28rt=540%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rest of the solving process is arithmetic or algebraic steps.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two equations in two unknowns r and t.  The system is not linear;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a couple of substitutions will be needed during the process.<BR>\n" );
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