document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942885>Question 942885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars leave towns <BR>\n" );
document.write( "480<BR>\n" );
document.write( " kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One car's rate is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "14<BR>\n" );
document.write( " kilometers per hour less than the other's. If they meet in <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " hours, what is the rate of the slower car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #574857 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=574857\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They traveled 480 km in three hours, so combined speed was 160 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One was 14 km/hr faster, so subtract 14: 160-14=146 km/hr divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "146/2=73 km/hr for the slower vehicle and 73+14=87 km/hr for the faster.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The combined total of 160 km/hr would cover the 480 km in three hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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