SOLUTION: one car travels 20 mph faster than another. whie one of them travels at 240 miles the other travels 180 miles. find each of their speeds

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Question 678699: one car travels 20 mph faster than another. whie one of them travels at 240 miles the other travels 180 miles. find each of their speeds
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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one car travels 20 mph faster than another.
while one of them travels at 240 miles the other travels 180 miles.
find each of their speeds
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let s = speed of the slower car
then
(s+20) = speed of the faster
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write a time equation; time = dist/speed
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240%2F%28%28s%2B20%29%29 = 180%2Fs
cross multiply
240s = 180(s+20)
240s = 180s + 3600
240s - 180s = 3600
60s = 3600
s = 3600/60
s = 60 mph the slower car
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You can find the speed of the faster car, check to see if their times are equal