SOLUTION: Two cars, which are 704 miles apart and whose speeds differ by 8 mph, are moving toward each other. If they meet in 8 hours, find the speed of each car.
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Question 946853: Two cars, which are 704 miles apart and whose speeds differ by 8 mph, are moving toward each other. If they meet in 8 hours, find the speed of each car. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You can think of this as one car moving
at the sum of their speeds and the other
car standing still
Let = the speed of the slower car in mi/hr = the speed of the faster car in mi/hr
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The speed of the slower car is 40 mi/hr
The speed of the faster car is 48 mi/hr
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