SOLUTION: Two cars traveling toward eachother are 250 miles apart. Car A is traveling 35 miles per hour faster than car B. The cars pass after 2 hours. How fast is each car traveling?

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Question 1184339: Two cars traveling toward eachother are 250 miles apart. Car A is traveling 35 miles per hour faster than car B. The cars pass after 2 hours. How fast is each car traveling?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total distance to use, 250 miles.
The distance done in 2 hours.
Speeds of each car, r and r+35 miles per hour.

%28r%29%282%29%2B%28r%2B35%29%282%29=250
2r%2B35=125
2r=90
r=45--------------and other car 80 miles per hour