document.write( "Question 1138064: Two cars traveled from Elmhurst to Oakville, a distance of 100 miles. One car traveled 10 mph faster than the other and arrived 5/6 of an hour sooner. Find the speed of the faster car. \n" ); document.write( "
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r, speed of slow car
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Time difference, \"%285%2F6%29%2Ahour\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"100%2Fr-100%2F%28r%2B10%29=5%2F6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"1200=r%5E2%2B10r\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"r%28r%2B10%29=1200\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note that 30 and 40 are factors of 1200 and they differ by 10.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slow Car, 30 mph
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