SOLUTION: Two cars pass on a straight highway while traveling in opposite directions. One car is traveling at 6 miles per hour faster then the other car. After 1.5 hours the two cars are 171
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Question 763567: Two cars pass on a straight highway while traveling in opposite directions. One car is traveling at 6 miles per hour faster then the other car. After 1.5 hours the two cars are 171 miles apart....Find the speed of each car.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Car 1 = x
Car 2 = x + 6
Time = 1.5 hrs
Combined distance = 171 miles
x * 1.5 + (x + 6) * 1.5 = 171 miles
1.5x + 1.5x + 9 = 171 miles
3x + 9 = 171 miles
3x = 171 - 9
3x = 162
x = 54 mph
Car 1 = 54mph
Car 2 = 60mph
Proof:
Speed * Time = Distance
54mph * 1.5hrs = 81 miles
60mph * 1.5hrs = 90 miles
Total = 171 miles
Hope this helps.
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