document.write( "Question 1094870: Two cities are 73.5km apart. Vehicle A leaves one city at the same time vehicle B leaves the other. Find the speed of vehicle A if it travels 6.8 km/h faster than vehicle B and if they pass in 17.3 minutes. \n" ); document.write( "
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Two cities are 73.5km apart. Vehicle A leaves one city at the same time vehicle B leaves the other. Find the speed of vehicle A if it travels 6.8 km/h faster than vehicle B and if they pass in 17.3 minutes.
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Let A's speed be S
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document.write( "Then B's speed = S - 6.8
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document.write( "Since distances they covered when they \"met,\" sum to 73.5, we get the following DISTANCE equation: \"matrix%281%2C3%2C+%2817.3%2F60%29S+%2B+%2817.3%2F60%29%28S+-+6.8%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+73.5%29\"
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document.write( "17.3S + 17.3S - 17.3(6.8) = 60(73.5) ------ Multiplying by LCD, 60
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document.write( "34.6S = 60(73.5) + 17.3(6.8)
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document.write( "S, or A's speed = 
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document.write( "That's all! I hate working problems that don't have INTEGER solutions. \n" );
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