document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1188902>Question 1188902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A messenger, traveling 65 km/h, pursues a car which has a start of 2 hours, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "overtakes it in 3 hours. Find the car’s speed. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "overtakes it in 3 hours. Find the car’s speed. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = car's speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = messenger's speed = 65<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the messenger's start, the car is 2c km ahead.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in speed is 65 - c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*(65-c) = 2c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "195 - 3c = 2c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 39 km/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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