SOLUTION: At 2:00 p.m. two cars start toward each other from towns 240 miles apart. If the rate of one car is 10 mph faster than the other, how fast does each car go if they meet at 5:00 p.m

SOLUTION: At 2:00 p.m. two cars start toward each other from towns 240 miles apart. If the rate of one car is 10 mph faster than the other, how fast does each car go if they meet at 5:00 p.m

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Question 279310: At 2:00 p.m. two cars start toward each other from towns 240 miles apart. If the rate of one car is 10 mph faster than the other, how fast does each car go if they meet at 5:00 p.m.?
If 3x represents the distance that the slower car traveled, then which expression represents the distance the faster car traveled?

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3(x+10)
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