document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122193>Question 1122193</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cars traveling 725mi apart and traveling toward each other along the same road. they meet in 5 hours. one car is traveling 7mph slower than the other. what is the speed of each car? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #738245 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=738245\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> d=r*t, t=5 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x mph is speed of one car/hr, x-7  mph the speed of the other/hr, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 5 hours, their combined distance will be 725 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 5(x)+5(x-7)=725<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+5x-35=725<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=760<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=76 mph, x-7=69 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 5 hours, one car will travel 380 miles, the other 345 miles, which add to 725 miles<BR>\n" );
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