SOLUTION: Ciara is 120 miles away from Sierra. They are traveling towards each other. If Sierra travels 8 mph faster than Ciara and they meet after 4 hours, how fast was each traveling?
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Question 1162798: Ciara is 120 miles away from Sierra. They are traveling towards each other. If Sierra travels 8 mph faster than Ciara and they meet after 4 hours, how fast was each traveling?
Ciara is traveling
mph.
Sierra is traveling
mph. Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Their combined speed is 30 mph
C goes x
S goes x+8
they add to 30
2x=22
x=11 mph for C
x+8=19 mph for S
4 hours 44 miles done by C and 76 miles done for S.
