document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1052334>Question 1052334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that during a test drive of two&#8203; cars, one car travels 185 miles in the same time that the second car travels 150 miles. If the speed of one car is 14 miles per hour faster than the speed of the second&#8203; car, find the speed of both cars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of the first car is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "nothing &#8203;mph, and the speed of the second car is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "nothing mph. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #667708 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=667708\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let r be the rate of the slower car. Given that the times are equal, we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150/r=185/r+14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150(r+14)=185r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35r=2100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slower car travels 60 mph; the faster one goes 74 mph. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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