SOLUTION: A car going 65 miles per hour traveled 15 miles farther tahn a car traveling 55 miles an hour in the same time. How far did each car travel during that time?
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Question 521581: A car going 65 miles per hour traveled 15 miles farther tahn a car traveling 55 miles an hour in the same time. How far did each car travel during that time? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = time for both cars
Let = distance traveled by slower car
For faster car:
(1)
For slower car:
(2)
Substitute (2) into (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
and, since
(2)
(2)
(2)
The faster car traveled 97.5 mi
The slower car traveled 82.5 mi
check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
