document.write( "Question 117499: one car travels 300 miles in the same amount of time it takes a second car traveling 5 miles per hour slower than the first to go 275 miles. what are the speeds of the cars \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #85553 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"300+=+r%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"275+=+%28r-5%29%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"300%2Fr+=+275%2F%28r-5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"300r+-+1500+=+275r\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"25r+=+1500\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"r+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"r-5+=+55\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The speed of the car that travels 300 mi is 60 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "The other car's speed is 55 mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "check answers
\n" ); document.write( " $\"300+=+r%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"300+=+60%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"t+=+5\"$ hrs
\n" ); document.write( " $\"275+=+%28r-5%29%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"275+=+%28r-5%29%2A5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"275+=+5r+-+25\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5r+=+300\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"r+=+60\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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