SOLUTION: Determine the average speed of each brother. Two brothers drive toward each other on I-95. One starts in Kittery and the other in Houlton; which are 325 miles apart. they meet a

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Question 735157: Determine the average speed of each brother.
Two brothers drive toward each other on I-95. One starts in Kittery and the other in Houlton; which are 325 miles apart. they meet after 2 1/2 hours. One brother averages 10 mph faster then the other.
I tried 2.5x + 2.5x +10 = 325
i got one number of 63?
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Determine the average speed of each brother.
Two brothers drive toward each other on I-95.
One starts in Kittery and the other in Houlton; which are 325 miles apart.
they meet after 2 1/2 hours. One brother averages 10 mph faster then the other.
:
That's close, it should be:
2.5s + 2.5(s+10) = 325
2.5s + 2.5s + 25
5s + 25 = 325
s = 300/5 = 60