document.write( "Question 1128909: Tom Johnson and Melissa Acino started driving at the same time in different cars from Oklahoma City. They both traveled south on Route 35. When Melissa covered a distance of 207 ​miles, Tom had only covered a distance of 177 miles. If Melissa averaged 10 miles per hour faster than​ Tom, find the average speed of each car. \n" ); document.write( "
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Tom, speed r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28rx=177%2C%28r%2B10%29x=207%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"177%2Fr=207%2F%28r%2B10%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"207r=177%28r%2B10%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r=177%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28r=59%29\"-------Tom's speed\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%2869%29\"--------Melissa's speed
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