document.write( "Question 944267: Two cars leave towns 600 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One cars rate is 14 kilometers per hour more than the other's. If they meet in 3 hours, what is the rate of the fastest car? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #575721 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Think of this as one cr standing still and the
\n" ); document.write( "other moving at the sum of their speeds
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s\" = the speed of the slower car in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+14+\" = the speed of the faster car in km/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+600+=+%28+s+%2B+s+%2B+14+%29%2A3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+600+=+6s+%2B+42+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+300+=+3s+%2B+21+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3s+=+279+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+93+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+14+=+107+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The faster car's speed is 107 km/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+600+=+%28+s+%2B+s+%2B+14+%29%2A3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+600+=+200%2A3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+600+=+600+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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