SOLUTION: Carmen travels 4 km per hour faster than Angie. If Carmen travels 120 km in the same time it takes Angie to travel 80 km, at what speed does each travel?

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Question 1161733: Carmen travels 4 km per hour faster than Angie. If Carmen travels 120 km in the same time it takes Angie to travel 80 km, at what speed does each travel?
Answer by greenestamps(13216) About Me  (Show Source):
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The times are the same; the difference in distances is 40km, and the difference in speeds is 4 km/hr.

That means the time is 40/4 = 10 hours.

So Carmen's speed is 120/10 = 12km/hr and Angie's is 80/10 = 8km/hr.