SOLUTION: Rick and Mike are roommates and leave Gainesville on Interstate 75 at the same time to visit their girlfriends for a long weekend. Rick travels north and Mike travels south. If Mik

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Question 634838: Rick and Mike are roommates and leave Gainesville on Interstate 75 at the same time to visit their girlfriends for a long weekend. Rick travels north and Mike travels south. If Mike's average speed is 8 mph faster than Rick's, find the speed of each if they are 168 miles apart in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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x*1.5+(x+8)*1.5=168
52 and 60