SOLUTION: Hi. My name is Allen and I'm having trouble with this word problem from my Calculus class. Thanks in advance. Car A and car B both travel 300 miles. Car A drove at an average s

Question 712246: Hi. My name is Allen and I'm having trouble with this word problem from my Calculus class. Thanks in advance.
Car A and car B both travel 300 miles. Car A drove at an average speed of 10 miles per hour faster than car B and made the trip in one hour less time. Find the average speeds of both cars.
Car A = ________ mph
Car B = ________ mph
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Car A and car B both travel 300 miles.
Car A drove at an average speed of 10 miles per hour faster than car B and made the trip in one hour less time.
Find the average speeds of both cars.
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Car A DATA:
distance = 300 miles ; rate = x+10 mph ; time = d/r = 300/(x+10) hrs
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Car B DATA:
distance = 300 miles ; rate = x mph ; time = d/r = 300/x hrs
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Equation:
time B - time A = 1 hour
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300/x - 300/(x+10) = 1
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300x + 300*10 - 300x = x(x+10)
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x^2 + 10x -3000 = 0
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Factor:
(x+60)(x-50) = 0
x = 50 mph (Car B speed)
x+10 = 60 mph (Car A speed)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Car A = ________ mph
Car B = ________ mph

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