document.write( "Question 916877: Two cars pass on a straight highway while traveling in opposite directions. One car is traveling 6 miles per hour faster than the other car. After 1.5 hours the two cars are 171 miles apart. Find the speed of each car. Show work. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since 1 hour is 2/3 of 1.5 hours, the two cars would be 2/3 times 171 miles apart after 1 hour. 2/3 times 171 = 114. Hence, the sum of the two cars' speeds is 114 miles per hour. If one car is going v miles per hour, then the other car, going 6 miles per hour faster is going v + 6 miles per hour. So, v + v + 6 = 114. Solve for v and then compute v + 6.\r
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