SOLUTION: two cars pass on a straight highway while traveling in opposite directions. One car is traveling 6 miles per hour faster than the other car. After 1.5 hours the two cars are 171 mi
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Question 675725: two cars pass on a straight highway while traveling in opposite directions. One car is traveling 6 miles per hour faster than the other car. After 1.5 hours the two cars are 171 miles apart. Find the speed of each car. Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi
two cars pass on a straight highway while traveling in opposite directions.
One car is traveling 6 miles per hour faster than the other car.
Speeds and
After 1.5 hours the two cars are 171 miles apart.
D = rt
1.5x + 1.5(x+6) = 171 ||Solve for x and List both speeds
