document.write( "Question 1133365: two cars leave the same place at the same time traveling in the same direction for 3 hours. the first car travels twice as fast as the second car. how fast is the second car traveling if they are 90 miles apart when they stop? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #750581 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Two cars going in same direction for same time\r\n" );
document.write( "Separating at    miles per hour\r\n" );
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document.write( "               SPEED        TIME       DISTANCE\r\n" );
document.write( "SLOWCAR          r           3           3r\r\n" );
document.write( "FASTCAR         2r           3           3*2r=6r\r\n" );
document.write( "DIFFERENCE                               90\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"6r-3r=90\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"3r=90\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28r=30%29\"$ $\"mph\"$ ------slow car
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\n" ); document.write( "Fast Car, $\"highlight%2860%29\"$ $\"mph\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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