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"A car leaves a town traveling at 16 miles per hour, 4 hours later a second car leaves the town traveling the same route and overtakes the first car in 2 hours. How fast was th
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"A car leaves a town traveling at 16 miles per hour, 4 hours later a second car leaves the town traveling the same route and overtakes the first car in 2 hours. How fast was the second car traveling?"
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thank you! Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! D=RT
D=16(4+2) FOR THE FIRST CAR.
D=R*2 FOR THE SECOND CAR.
16(4+2)=2R
16*6=2R
2R=96
R=96/2
R=48 MPH. FOR THE SECOND CAR.
PROOF:
D=16(4+2)=16*6=96 MILES
D=48*2=96 DITTO.
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