document.write( "Question 1050721: A car travels 312 miles in the same time that a motorcycle travels 272 miles. If the car's speed is 10 miles per hour more than the motorcycle's, find the speed of the car and the speed of the motorcycle. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #666325 by josgarithmetic(39625) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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RT=D basic rule\r
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document.write( "r, unknown speed of motorcycle\r\n" );
document.write( "k, 10 mph\r\n" );
document.write( "t, unknown same amount of time\r\n" );
document.write( "D, 312 miles\r\n" );
document.write( "d, 272 miles\r\n" );
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document.write( "                  SPEED         TIME         DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "CAR               r+k           t            D\r\n" );
document.write( "MCYCLE            r             t            d\r\n" );
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