document.write( "Question 952646: From a Truck stop, two trucks travel in opposite directions on a straight highway. In 3 hours they are 405 miles apart. Find the rate of each truck if one travels 5mph faster than the other \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #582264 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Rate x Time= Distance
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\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B2%5D%2A3=D%5B2%5D\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D=R%5B2%5D%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"D%5B1%5D%2BD%5B2%5D=405\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D%2A3%2BR%5B2%5D%2A3=405\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D%2BR%5B2%5D=135\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B2%5D%2B5%2BR%5B2%5D=135\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2R%5B2%5D=130\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B2%5D=65\"\"mph\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D=65%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5B1%5D=70\"\"mph\"
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