SOLUTION: Douglas drives 152 miles in his Rolls Royce in the same amount of time as it takes Roscoe to drive 133 miles in his Model T.Douglas is driving 8 miles per hour faster than Roscoe.H

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Question 1169976: Douglas drives 152 miles in his Rolls Royce in the same amount of time as it takes Roscoe to drive 133 miles in his Model T.Douglas is driving 8 miles per hour faster than Roscoe.How fast is each man driving?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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                        SPEED     TIME             DISTANCE

Douglas, RollsRoyce      r+8       152/(r+8)         152

Roscoe, ModelT            r        133/r             133

The two time quantities are equal.
152%2F%28r%2B8%29=133%2Fr
SOLVE.