SOLUTION: One car travels 40 km/hr faster than another. While one travels 150 km, the other goes 350 km. Find the speed of the slower car

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Question 360108: One car travels 40 km/hr faster than another. While one travels 150 km, the other goes 350 km. Find the speed of the slower car
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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One car travels 40 km/hr faster than another. While one travels 150 km, the other goes 350 km. Find the speed of the slower car
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let slower car speed be x mph
other car speed = x+40
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350/(x+40) = 150/x
350x=150(x+40)
350x=150x+6000
200x=6000
x=30 mph slower car
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