SOLUTION: Two cars leave towns 230 km apart at the same time, traveling towards one another. One car travels 15 km slower than the other. They meet 2 hours later. What are their speeds?

Question 746437: Two cars leave towns 230 km apart at the same time, traveling towards one another. One car travels 15 km slower than the other. They meet 2 hours later. What are their speeds?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the faster cars rate V, then the slower car travels V-15 km/hr

together they travel 2V-15 km/hr
so...

and simplifying we get V=65 km/hr
(and so the slower car travels 50 km/hr)

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