SOLUTION: Two families leave their homes at the same time to meet for lunch. The families live 210 mi apart, and one family drives 5 mph slower than the other. If it takes them 2 hr to meet
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Question 1072177: Two families leave their homes at the same time to meet for lunch. The families live 210 mi apart, and one family drives 5 mph slower than the other. If it takes them 2 hr to meet at a point between their homes, how fast does each family travel?
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2x+2(x+5)= 210
2x+2x+10 = 210
4x = 200
x = 50
One family drove at 50mph
The other drove at 50+5 = 55mph
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