SOLUTION: Two cars leave Denver at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One car travels 10 mi/h faster than the other car. The cars are 500 mi apart in 5 h. How fast is each car
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Question 279047: Two cars leave Denver at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One car travels 10 mi/h faster than the other car. The cars are 500 mi apart in 5 h. How fast is each car traveling? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let one car travel at x mph
The other car travels at x+10 mph
Their combined speed is 2x+10 mph.
Distance = 500
time = 500 /2x+10 =5
10x+50=500
10x= 450
x=45 speed of one car
The other car travels at 45+10 = 55 mph
