SOLUTION: two automobiles start together at the same place traveling along the same route first averages 40 mph the second 55 mph how many miles further along the route in the second auto at

Question 937546: two automobiles start together at the same place traveling along the same route first averages 40 mph the second 55 mph how many miles further along the route in the second auto at the end of 5 hours?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
speed of faster car relative to slower car:
s = 55 - 40
s = 15 mph
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s = d/t
d = st
d = 15*5
d = 75
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answer:
75 miles further
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