SOLUTION: Two cars leave from Albany, New York, at the same time and travel directly north. One car travels one and one-half times as fast as the other. After 4 hours and 45 minutes, they ar

Question 964887: Two cars leave from Albany, New York, at the same time and travel directly north. One car travels one and one-half times as fast as the other. After 4 hours and 45 minutes, they are 95 miles apart. What is the speed of each car?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
_____________________rate___________time_________distance
FAST_________________r______________________
SLOW_________________2r/3___________________
Total__________________________________________________95

Can you understand the data table, and is it enough for you to know what to do?
Answer by MathTherapy(10555) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two cars leave from Albany, New York, at the same time and travel directly north. One car travels one and one-half times as fast as the other. After 4 hours and 45 minutes, they are 95 miles apart. What is the speed of each car?

Slower car's speed: mph
Faster car's speed: mph
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