SOLUTION: Two cars leave a city and head in thesame direction. After 4 hours, the faster car is 16 miles ahed of the slower car. The slower car has traveled 212 miles. Find the speed of th

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Question 361560: Two cars leave a city and head in thesame direction. After 4 hours, the faster car is 16 miles ahed of the slower car. The slower car has traveled 212 miles. Find the speed of the two cars.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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212/4=53 mph
228/4=57 mph