document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061196>Question 1061196</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One car travels 320 km in 4 hours  whereas the other car travels 375 km in 5 hours. Find the ratio of the speed of the two cars.<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 #676008 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=676008\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the speed of the first car is 320/4 = 80 kmph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the speed of the second caris 375/5 = 75 kmph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of the speed of the first car to the second car would be 80/75.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to get 16/15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of the speed of the second car to the first car would be 75/80.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to get 15/16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the first car travels 16/15 times as fast as the second car.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the second car travels 15/16 times as fast as the first car.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let f represents the speed of the first car.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let s represent the speed of the second car.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f/s = 16/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for f to get f = 16/15 * s.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s/f = 15/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for s to get s = 15/16 * f.\r<BR>\n" );
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