SOLUTION: a car travels 395 miles in the same time that a motorcycle travels 345 miles. If the car's speed is 10 miles per hour more than the motorcycle's, find the speed of the car and the
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Question 597019: a car travels 395 miles in the same time that a motorcycle travels 345 miles. If the car's speed is 10 miles per hour more than the motorcycle's, find the speed of the car and the speed of the motorcycle. Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a car travels 395 miles in the same time that a motorcycle travels 345 miles. If the car's speed is 10 miles per hour more than the motorcycle's, find the speed of the car and the speed of the motorcycle.
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let x=speed of motorcycle
x+10=speed of car
travel time = distance/speed
395/(x+10)=345/X
395x=345x+3450
50x+3450
x=69
x+10=79
ans:
speed of motorcycle=69 mph
speed of car=79 mph
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