document.write( "Question 907574: So it's d=r•t .... Two cars start from towns 665 miles apart and travel toward each other. They meet after 7hrs. Find the speed of each car if one travels 25 miles faster \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #550451 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = the distance the
\n" ); document.write( "slower car travels in 7 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"+665+-+d+\" = the distance the
\n" ); document.write( "faster car travels in 7 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = the speed of the slower car
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+45+\" = the speed of the faster car
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for slower car:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+s%2A7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation for faster car:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+665+-+d+=+%28+s+%2B+45+%29%2A7+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Add the equations
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+s%2A7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+665+-+d+=+%28+s+%2B+45+%29%2A7+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+665+=+7s+%2B+7s+%2B+315+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+14s+=+350+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+45+=+70+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The slower cars speed is 25 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "The faster car's speed is 70 mi/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+s%2A7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+25%2A7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+175+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+665+-+d+=+%28+s+%2B+45+%29%2A7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+665+-+d+=+70%2A7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+665+-+490+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+=+175+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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