document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041572>Question 1041572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a car is observed traveling between point a and point b in 3 seconds <BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is known that the car is traveling at a steady speed of 25 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a second car is observed traveling between point a and point b in 1.5 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the speed of the 2nd car? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the speed of the 3rd card observed to traverse the points in 2 seconds? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #656628 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=656628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since time is inversely proportional to speed:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/1.5=n/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5n=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=50 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second car takes 1/2 the time, so it must be going twice as fast to cover the same distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the third car:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2=n/25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=37.5 mph. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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