SOLUTION: two cars pass on the highway going in opposite directions. one car is going 10 mph faster than the other. after 1.5 hours they are 165 miles apart. how fast was each car going?
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Question 416864: two cars pass on the highway going in opposite directions. one car is going 10 mph faster than the other. after 1.5 hours they are 165 miles apart. how fast was each car going?
Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
speeds are x mph and x+ 10 mph
1.5( x + x + 10) = 165
=> 3x + 15 = 165
=> 3x = 165-15 = 150
=> x = 150/3 = 50
so, 50 mph and 60 mph...
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