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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One car's rate is r, and then the other car's rate is r + 15.  Their combined rate of speed, since they are travelling in opposite directions is r + (r + 15).  If you were going 20 mph and I'm going 25 mph, the distance between us is increasing at the rate of 45 mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28r%2B%28r%2B15%29%29%2A5=275 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28r%2B%28r%2B15%29%29%2A5=275\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the speed of the slower car, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2B15=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2B15=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the speed of the faster car.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A20=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A20=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A35=175 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A35=175\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%2B175=275 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%2B175=275\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you imagine a 5 hour car trip at 20 mph?  Arrrrgh!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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