document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162900>Question 1162900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Edward takes 15 minutes longer than Kate does to make the 112-mile drive between two cities. Kate drives 8 miles an hour faster. How fast do Edward and Kate drive? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Kate's speed be s+8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance=112 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time=Distance/speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Edward's time=112/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate's time=112/(s+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(112/s)=(1/4)+(112/(s+8))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "112(32)=s(s+8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s^2+8s-3584=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving we get s=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Edward's speed is 56 mph and Kate's speed is 64 mph respectively. </SPAN>\n" );
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