SOLUTION: Two cars are traveling in opposite directions and at different rates. Two hours later the cars are 160 mi apart. Express the distance traveled by the faster car in terms of x, the

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Question 786820: Two cars are traveling in opposite directions and at different rates. Two hours later the cars are 160 mi apart. Express the distance traveled by the faster car in terms of x, the distance traveled by the slower car.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%28matrix%285%2C1%2C%0D%0A%0D%0ADistance%2Ctraveled%2Cby%2CFASTER%2Ccar%29%29%22%22%2B%22%22%28matrix%285%2C1%2C%0D%0A%0D%0ADistance%2Ctraveled%2Cby%2CSLOWER%2Ccar%29%29 %22%22=%22%22 %28matrix%284%2C1%2C%0D%0A%0D%0ANumber%2Cof%2Cmiles%2Capart%29%29


Subtract %28matrix%285%2C1%2C%0D%0A%0D%0ADistance%2Ctraveled%2Cby%2CSLOWER%2Ccar%29%29 from both sides:

          %28matrix%285%2C1%2CDistance%2Ctraveled%2Cby%2CFASTER%2Ccar%29%29 %22%22=%22%22 %28matrix%284%2C1%2C%0D%0A%0D%0ANumber%2Cof%2Cmiles%2Capart%29%29%22%22-%22%22%28matrix%285%2C1%2C%0D%0A%0D%0ADistance%2Ctraveled%2Cby%2CSLOWER%2Ccar%29%29 

          %28matrix%285%2C1%2CDistance%2Ctraveled%2Cby%2CFASTER%2Ccar%29%29 %22%22=%22%22 160%22%22-%22%22x


Edwin