Question 1122891

Two cars start at the same time from two towns. 792 kilometers apart and meet in 9 hours. One car can travel 8 km faster than the other car. How far did each car travel before they meet?
<pre>The following SPEED equation is the way to go since distance is what's being sought: {{{matrix(1,3, D/9, "=", (792 - D)/9 - 8)}}}, with D being the speed of the SLOWER car.
Solve this for D to get: {{{highlight_green(matrix(2,6, 360, km, traveled, by, SLOWER, car, 432, km, traveled, by, FASTER, car))}}}
That's all!!! Nothing COMPLEX or CONFUSING!