SOLUTION: At 12:00 noon two Mississippi steamboats are 126 miles apart. At 6:00 p.m. they pass each other going in opposite directions. If one steamboat travels 9 miles per hour faster than

Question 1098918: At 12:00 noon two Mississippi steamboats are 126 miles apart. At 6:00 p.m. they pass each other going in opposite directions. If one steamboat travels 9 miles per hour faster than the other, find the speed of both boats.
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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6*r + 6*(r+9) = 126.


It is your equation to find the speed "r" of the slower steamboat.


The equation says that the total distance covered by the two steamboats is 126 miles,
and you understand why it is so.


6*r is the distance covered by the slower steamboat, while 6*(r+9) is that for the faster steamboat.


Can you solve the equation on your own ?

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