document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046930>Question 1046930</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars leave Rochester at noon, one traveling north and the other traveling south. The northbound car travels at an average rate of 38 mph, and the southbound car travels 4 hours longer than the northbound car before they reach their destinations. The final destinations of the two cars are 334 miles apart. How long did each car travel? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #662383 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=662383\">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=+d+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the distance in miles traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by the northbound car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = time in hrs spent traveling by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the northbound car<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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;\" > = speed in mi/hr of southbound car<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation for northbound car:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+38t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+38t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation for southbound car:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+334+-+d+=+s%2A%28+t+%2B+4+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+334+-+d+=+s%2A%28+t+%2B+4+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is 2 equations with 3 unknowns, which<BR>\n" );
document.write( "can't be directly solved.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Are you missing some information?<BR>\n" );
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