SOLUTION: One car travels 330 miles in the same amount of time it takes a second car traveling 4 miles per hour slower than the first to go 306 miles. What are the speeds of the cars?

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Question 845008: One car travels 330 miles in the same amount of time it takes a second car traveling 4 miles per hour slower than the first to go 306 miles. What are the speeds of the cars?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a*t=330,
(a-4)*t=306
a = 55, t = 6