SOLUTION: two cars started from the same point and traveling in opposite direction.one traveld at the half the speed of the other.After 5 hours they were 600 km apart.What is the sepeed of t

Question 514292: two cars started from the same point and traveling in opposite direction.one traveld at the half the speed of the other.After 5 hours they were 600 km apart.What is the sepeed of the faster car?
Found 2 solutions by Maths68, stanbon:
Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let
Car A Speed = a km/h
Car B Speed = a/2 km/h
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Car A will travel total distance in 5 hours = a * 5 = 5a km
Car B will travel total distance in 5 hours = a/2 * 5 = 5a/2 km
They are traveling in oppisite directions so
sum of the distance travelled by both Cars = 600km
5a+5a/2=600
(10a+5a)/2=600
15a/2=600
15a=600*2
15a=1200
a=1200/15
a=80
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Car A Speed = a=80 km/h
Car B Speed = a/2=80/2=40 km/h
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Check
Distance travelled by Car A = 80 * 5 = 400 km
Distance travelled by Car B = 40*5 = 200km
Total Distance b/w Car A and B = 400+200 = 600 km
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two cars started from the same point and traveled in opposite directions.
One traveled at half the speed of the other.
After 5 hours they were 600 km apart.
What is the speed of the faster car?
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Slow car DATA:
rate = r ; time = 5 hrs ; distance = r*t = 5r km
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Fast car DATA:
rate = 2r ; time = 5 hrs ; distance = 2r*5 km
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Equation:
distance + distance = 600 km
5r + 10r = 600
15r = 600
r = 40 km/hr (speed of the sloper car)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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