SOLUTION: Hello,
I have a word problem on travel and distance.
Two cars are 400 miles apart. Both start at the same time and travel toward one another. They meet 4 hours later. If the sp
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Question 467017: Hello,
I have a word problem on travel and distance.
Two cars are 400 miles apart. Both start at the same time and travel toward one another. They meet 4 hours later. If the speed of one car is 20 miles per hour faster than the other, what is the speed of each car?
Thank you
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+20=400/4
2x+20=100
2x=80
x=40 mph
x+20=60 mph
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