SOLUTION: Two cars started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for exactly 2 hours, at which time they were 208 miles apart. If one car traveled, on

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: Two cars started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for exactly 2 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 for each car for the two hour trip? This question is from textbook

Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
208/2=104
104=X+X+8
104-8=2X
2X=96
X=96/2
X=48 IS THE SPEED OF THE SLOWER CAR.
48+8=56 IS THE SPEED OF THE FASTER CAR.
PROOF:
2(48+56)=208
2*104=208
208=208

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