SOLUTION: Car A can travel 250 miles in 3 hours less time than it takes car B to travel 440 miles. The rate of car B is 5 mph faster than that of car A. Find the rates of both cars.
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Question 665562: Car A can travel 250 miles in 3 hours less time than it takes car B to travel 440 miles. The rate of car B is 5 mph faster than that of car A. Find the rates of both cars.
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Car A can travel 250 miles in 3 hours less time than it takes car B to travel 440 miles.
The rate of car B is 5 mph faster than that of car A.
Find the rates of both cars.
:
let s = rate of car A
then
(s+5) = rate of car B
:
Write a time equation, time = dist/rate
:
Car A time + 3 hrs = Car B time
+ 3 =
:
That's how you set it up, if you can't complete it, let me know,
I will edit this to show the rest of the procedure
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