document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939437>Question 939437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car left the house traveling north at 10AM. Another car left the house traveling south two hours later. If the cars traveled at the same rate and were 550 miles apart at 4pm, what was the rate of each car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=572469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> cars traveled for 6hr at the same rate (opposite e directions)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6r + 6r = 550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12r = 550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 550mi/(12hr) </SPAN>\n" );
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