SOLUTION: a car can travel 75 miles in the same amount of time that it takes a moped to travel 25 miles if the moped is traveling at 40 mp less than the car, what is the rate of each
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Question 401527: a car can travel 75 miles in the same amount of time that it takes a moped to travel 25 miles if the moped is traveling at 40 mp less than the car, what is the rate of each
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = time for both
Let = velocity of car
Given:
for car:
(1)
for moped
(2)
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From (1):
(2)
The car's rate is 60 mi/hr
The moped's rat is 20 mi/hr
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