document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998738>Question 998738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> steve travels 4 times as fast as fred. traveling in opposite directions, they are 105 miles apart after 3 hours. find their rates of travel. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Steve DATA\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate 4x ; time = 3 hrs ; distance = 3*4x = 12x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fred DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = x ; time = 3 hrs ; distance 3x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist + dist = 105 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 3x = 105<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x = 105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 mph (Fred's rate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 28 mph (Steve's rate)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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