SOLUTION: Two cars are 300 miles apart and travel toward each other on the same road. They meet in 3 hours. One car travels 2 mph faster than the other. What is the average speed of each car

Question 890700: Two cars are 300 miles apart and travel toward each other on the same road. They meet in 3 hours. One car travels 2 mph faster than the other. What is the average speed of each car?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

________________speed_______time_______distance
CAR______________r___________3__________r*3
CAR(faster)_____r+2_________3__________(r+2)*3
Total____________________________________300

Solve for r, and simply compute r+2.

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