SOLUTION: Two cars leave towns 510 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One car's rate is 14 kilometers per hour less than the other's. If they meet in 3 hours, wh

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Question 593580: Two cars leave towns 510 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One car's rate is 14 kilometers per hour less than the other's. If they meet in 3 hours, what is the rate of the slower car?





Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
R*T=D
3*r+3*(r+14)=510
3*(2r+14)=510
6r+42=510
r=78 kmh