SOLUTION: Wallace and Vernonville are 200 miles apart. A car leaves Wallace traveling towards Vernonville, and another car leaves Vernonville at the same time, traveling towards Wallace. Th

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Question 384011: Wallace and Vernonville are 200 miles apart. A car leaves Wallace traveling towards Vernonville, and another car leaves Vernonville at the same time, traveling towards Wallace. The car leaving Wallace averages 10 miles per hour more than the other, and they meet after 1 hour and 36 minutes.
What is the average speed of the cars?
The car leaving Wallace averages ____ mph
The car leaving vernonville average ____ mph
(round the answer to the nearest mph.)

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+10=125
2x=115
x=57.5 mph =58 mph
x+10=67.5 mph=68mph