SOLUTION: Two cars start together and travel in the same direction. One car goes twice as fast as the other. After 5 hours they are 275 kilometers apart. How fast is each car traveling?
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Question 448297: Two cars start together and travel in the same direction. One car goes twice as fast as the other. After 5 hours they are 275 kilometers apart. How fast is each car traveling?
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(2x*5)-(5x)=275
5x=275
x=275/5
x=55
2x=110
110*5-5*55=275
550-275=275
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