document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1050495>Question 1050495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cars start from towns 570 mi apart and travel toward each other. They meet after 6 hr. Find the speed of each car if one travels 15 mph faster than the other. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "slower car rate:: x mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "faster car rate:: x+15 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combined speed:: 2x+15 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = distance/time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+15 = 570/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 15 = 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+15 = 55 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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