document.write( "Question 1122891: Two cars start at the same time from two towns. 792 kilometers apart and meet in 9 hours. One car can travel 8 km faster than the other car. How far did each car travel before they meet? \n" ); document.write( "
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Two cars start at the same time from two towns.
\n" ); document.write( " 792 kilometers apart and meet in 9 hours.
\n" ); document.write( " One car can travel 8 km faster than the other car.
\n" ); document.write( " How far did each car travel before they meet?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the speed of the cars
\n" ); document.write( "let s = speed of one car
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "let (s+8) = speed of the other car
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\n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation; dist = time * speed
\n" ); document.write( "9s + 9(s+8) = 792
\n" ); document.write( "9s + 9s + 72 = 792
\n" ); document.write( "18s = 792 - 72
\n" ); document.write( "18s = 720
\n" ); document.write( "s = 720/18
\n" ); document.write( "s = 40 km/h for one car
\n" ); document.write( "and obviously
\n" ); document.write( "48 km/h for the other car
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\n" ); document.write( "\"How far did each car travel before they meet?\"
\n" ); document.write( "Car one: 9 * 40 = 360 km
\n" ); document.write( "Car Two: 9 * 48 = 432 km
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\n" ); document.write( "check total dist: 792 km \n" ); document.write( "
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