SOLUTION: Two cars started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for exactly two hours, at which time they were 208 miles apart. If one car traveled, o

SOLUTION: Two cars started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for exactly two hours, at which time they were 208 miles apart. If one car traveled, o

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Question 632225: Two cars started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for exactly two hours, at which time they were 208 miles apart. If one car traveled, on average, 8 miles per hour faster than the other car, what was the average speed of each car for the 2 hour trip?
Please help, thank you!
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2r+2*(r+8)=208
4r+16=208
4r=192
r=48
r+8=56
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