document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127618>Question 127618</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">   Two cars start at the same place and time and travel in opposite directions. One car is traveling 15 kph faster than the other. After 5 hours, the two cars are 275 km apart. Find the speed of each car </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate = x kph ; Time = 5 hrs. ; Distance = rt = 5x km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2nd car DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate = x+15 kph ; time = 5 hrs. ; Distance = rt = 5(x+15) km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance + distance = 275 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 5x+75 = 275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20 kph (speed of 1st car)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+15 = 35 kph (speed of the 2nd car)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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