SOLUTION: two cars leave delhi at the same time travelling in opposite directions. if the average speed of one car is 5 km/hr more than that of the other and they are 425 km apart at the end

Question 547081: two cars leave delhi at the same time travelling in opposite directions. if the average speed of one car is 5 km/hr more than that of the other and they are 425 km apart at the end of 5 hrs, what is the average speed of each?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, mananth:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can add their speeds to get the speed
at which they are moving apart
Let that speed =

Their average speeds are 40 km/hr and 45 km/hr
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Car I x kmph
Car II x+ 5 kmph
..
They are moving away from each other

So add up their speed.

combined speed = x+x+5
(2x+5)
Time = 5 hours
Distance = 425 km
Distance = speed * time
(2x+5 )* 5 = 425
10 x + 25 = 425
10 x = 425 + -25
10 x = 400
/ 10
x= 40 kmph Car I
Car II 40 + 5 = 45 kmph
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