document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895071>Question 895071</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that during a test drive of two cars, one car travels 252 miles in the same time that the second car travels 210 miles. If the speed of one car is 14 miles per hour faster than the speed of the second car, find the speed of both cars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #542543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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=542543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that during a test drive of two cars, one car travels 252 miles in the same time that the second car travels 210 miles. If the speed of one car is 14 miles per hour faster than the speed of the second car, find the speed of both cars.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=speed of slower car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+14 speed of faster car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "travel time=distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "210/x=252/(x+14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "252x=210(x+14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "252x=210x+2940<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42x=2940<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+14=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of slower car=70 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed of faster car=84 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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