document.write( "Question 1098918: At 12:00 noon two Mississippi steamboats are 126 miles apart. At 6:00 p.m. they pass each other going in opposite directions. If one steamboat travels 9 miles per hour faster than the other, find the speed of both boats. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "6*r + 6*(r+9) = 126.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is your equation to find the speed \"r\" of the slower steamboat.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The equation says that the total distance covered by the two steamboats is 126 miles,\r\n" );
document.write( "and you understand why it is so.\r\n" );
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document.write( "6*r is the distance covered by the slower steamboat, while 6*(r+9) is that for the faster steamboat.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve the equation on your own ?\r\n" );
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