document.write( "Question 1001380: Car A and car B are traveling at different speeds. Car A can travel 175 miles in the same time it takes car B to travel 140 miles. If car A travels 10 mph faster than car B, how fast (in mph) is car B traveling? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #618580 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Car B -----------x km/h------------ distance = 140 km \n" ); document.write( "car A (x+10) km/h------------------distance = 175 km\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "time is same for both cars\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t=d/r\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "140/x = 175/(x+10)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "140(x+10)=175x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "140x+1400= 175x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "35x=1400\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 1400/35\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 40 km/h => speed of Car B \n" ); document.write( " |