document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035314>Question 1035314</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car and a truck left Washington, DC traveling in opposite directions. The car traveled 19 miles per hour faster than the truck, and at the end of 8 hours they were 1448 miles apart. What was the average speed of each vehicle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650000 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650000\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the speed of the truck in mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+%2B+19+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+%2B+19+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the speed of the car in mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can think of this as one of the vehicles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "covering 1448 mi at the sum of their speeds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the other vehicle standing still<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1448+=+%28+s+%2B+s+%2B+19+%29%2A8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1448+=+%28+s+%2B+s+%2B+19+%29%2A8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1448+=+2s%2A8+%2B+19%2A8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1448+=+2s%2A8+%2B+19%2A8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1448+=+16s+%2B+152+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1448+=+16s+%2B+152+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+16s+=+1296+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+16s+=+1296+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+=+81+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+=+81+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+%2B+19+=+100+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+%2B+19+=+100+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The car's speed is 100 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The truck's speed is 82 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+=+81%2A8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+=+81%2A8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+=+648+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+=+648+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+=+100%2A8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+=+100%2A8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+=+800+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+=+800+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+648+%2B+800+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+648+%2B+800+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+1448+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+1448+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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