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salem and vernonville are 208 miles apart. A car leaves salem traveling towards vernonville, and another car leaves vernonville at the same t
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Question 22953: Could I please have help with this:
salem and vernonville are 208 miles apart. A car leaves salem traveling towards vernonville, and another car leaves vernonville at the same time, traveling towards salem. The car leaving salem averages 10 miles per hour more than the other, and they meet after 1 hour and 36 minutes. what are the average speeds of the cars?
the car leaving salem averages ___ mph
The car leaving vernonville averages____mph
thank you
Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.6(10+x+x)=208
16+1.6x+1.6x=208
3.2x+10=208
3.2x=208
x=61.875
61.875+10=71.875
hence, the speed of the two cars are 61.875mph, and 71.875mph
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