SOLUTION: Car A travels east at a fixed rate of speed. Car B travels west at a speed 15 mi/h faster than car A. If the cars are 150 miles apart after 2 hours, how fast is each car travelling

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Question 702814: Car A travels east at a fixed rate of speed. Car B travels west at a speed 15 mi/h faster than car A. If the cars are 150 miles apart after 2 hours, how fast is each car travelling?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If they are 150 miles apart after 2 hours, then the SUM of their speeds must be 75 mph.



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