SOLUTION: two motorcyclists start at the same point but travel in opposite directions. one travels 4 miles per hour faster then the other. In 3 hours they are 392 miles apart from each other
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Question 760711: two motorcyclists start at the same point but travel in opposite directions. one travels 4 miles per hour faster then the other. In 3 hours they are 392 miles apart from each other. How fast is each one traveling? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Think of one motorcyclist as standing still and
the other one traveling at the sum of their speeds
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Let = the speed of the slower one = the speed of the faster one
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The speed of the slower one is 63.333 mi/hr
The speed of the faster one is 67.333 mi/hr
check:
slower one: mi
faster one: mi
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OK
