document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=932457>Question 932457</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars travel from city A to city B. Car 1 travels at 50 mph and takes 2 hours longer to cover the distance between the cities than car 2 which travels at 60 mph. How long does it take car 1 to drive from city A to city B? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x= amount of time it takes car 1 to drive from city A to city B?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2=amount of time it takes car 2 to drive from city A to city B?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=speed*travel time (same for both cars)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x=60(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50x=60x-120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amount of time it takes car 1 to drive from city A to city B? 12 hrs </SPAN>\n" );
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