SOLUTION: Two snails are 264 centimeters apart. They craw toward each other at rates that differ by 6 centimeters per minute. After 22 minutes they meet. How fast is each snail crawling?

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Question 627992: Two snails are 264 centimeters apart. They craw toward each other at rates that differ by 6 centimeters per minute. After 22 minutes they meet. How fast is each snail crawling?
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Answer by dfrazzetto(283) About Me  (Show Source):
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total distance = 264
Speed of snail 1 = x
Speed of snail 2 = x + 6
total time, t = 22
composite speed = snail 1 + snail 2 = 2x + 6
d = speed x time
264 = (2x + 6)(22)
12 = 2x + 6
2x = 6
x = 3
Snail 1 speed = 3 cm/min
Snail 2 speed = 9 cm/min