document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117453>Question 117453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having troubles completing the following word problem.......<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J. Bond and E. Blofeld are driving speedboats in opposite directions after a failed attepmt by the latter to blow up the world with a nuclearbomb. Mr. Bond's boat is going 25 MPH faster than Mr. Blofeld's. After 3 hours they are 500 miles apart. How fast was each of them going?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what i have so far but I am stuck\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+y^2=500^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2(x^2+25)^2=500^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x^2+50x+625=250,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+50x+625-625=250,000-625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+50x-249,375=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+50x-249,375=0 divided by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2+25x-124687.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure what to do next. Please help. THank you so much!!!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85465 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85465\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3X+3(X+25)=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X+3X+75=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X=500-75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X=425<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=425/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=70.8333 MOPH FOR BLOFELDS BOAT SPEED<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70.8333+25=95.8333 MPN FOR BIOND'S BOAT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*95.8333+3*70.8333=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "287.5+212.5=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "500=500 </SPAN>\n" );
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