SOLUTION: Two cars simultaneously left Points A and B and headed towards each other, and met after 2 hours and 45 minutes. The distance between points A and B is 264 miles. What is the speed

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Question 1141203: Two cars simultaneously left Points A and B and headed towards each other, and met after 2 hours and 45 minutes. The distance between points A and B is 264 miles. What is the speeds of the cars, if one of the cars travels 14 mph faster than the other?

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Two cars simultaneously left Points A and B and headed towards each other, and met after 2 hours and 45 minutes. The distance between points A and B is 264 miles. What is the speeds of the cars, if one of the cars travels 14 mph faster than the other?
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Moving in opposite directions ---> the speeds are added.
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Find the sum of the speeds, call them A & B
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Then,
A + B = sum
A - B = 14