SOLUTION: two cars left the same house at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. after 4 hours, they were 384 miles apart. one car was going 8 miles per hour than the other. how fa

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Question 653178: two cars left the same house at the same time, traveling in opposite directions. after 4 hours, they were 384 miles apart. one car was going 8 miles per hour than the other. how fast was each car going?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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384/4=96 per hr
x+x+8=96
2x=96-8
x=88/2
x=44 mph
x+8=52 mph