SOLUTION: Salem and Vernoville are 184 miles apart. A car leaves Salem Traveling towards Vernoville, and another car leaves Venoville at the same time traveling toward salem. The car leaving

Question 359930: Salem and Vernoville are 184 miles apart. A car leaves Salem Traveling towards Vernoville, and another car leaves Venoville at the same time traveling toward salem. The car leaving Salem averages 10 miles per hour more than the other, and they meet after 1 hour and 36 minutes. What is the average speed of cars?
The car leaving Salem average _______ mph
The car leaving Vernoville average ______mph
(round your answer to the nearest mile per hour)
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Salem bound car speed = x mph
Vernonville bound car = x+10 mph
distance = 144 miles
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since they are travelling towards each other speed = 2x+10 mph
time = distance/speed
3/5 = 144/(2x+10)
3*(2x+10)=144*5
6x+30 = 720
6x=720-30
6x=690
x= 115 mph salem bound car speed
Vernonville bound car speed = 125 mph
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca
The car leaving Salem averages mph?
125 mph
The car leaving Veronville averages mph?
115mph
m.ananth@hotmail.ca

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