SOLUTION: Two cars, which are 392 miles apart and whose speeds differ by 6 miles per hour, are moving toward each other. If they meet in 4 hours, find the speed of each car. (Enter your answ
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Question 989700: Two cars, which are 392 miles apart and whose speeds differ by 6 miles per hour, are moving toward each other. If they meet in 4 hours, find the speed of each car. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The sum of their speeds = 392mi/4hrs = 98mi/hr
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x=speed of slower car; x+6 mi/hr=speed of faster car
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x+x+6 mi/hr=98 mi/hr
2x=92 mi/hr
x=46 mi/hr
ANSWER 1: The slower car traveled 46 mi/hr
s+6 mi/hr=46mi/hr+6mi/hr=52 mi/hr
ANSWER 2: The faster car traveled 52 mi/hr.
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