SOLUTION: Please can you help me solve this question, thanks the ratio of the speeds of two cars is 4:5.if the faster car is travelling at 85km/h, calculate the speed of the slower car

SOLUTION: Please can you help me solve this question, thanks the ratio of the speeds of two cars is 4:5.if the faster car is travelling at 85km/h, calculate the speed of the slower car

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Question 897067: Please can you help me solve this question, thanks
the ratio of the speeds of two cars is 4:5.if the faster car is travelling at 85km/h, calculate the speed of the slower car
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4 / 5 = x / 85
5x = 4 * 85
5x = 340
x = 68
The slower car is traveling at 68 km/h

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