SOLUTION: Two cars leave from Albany, New York, at the same time and travel directly north. One car travels one and one-half times as fast as the other. After 4 hours and 45 minutes, they ar

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Question 964887: Two cars leave from Albany, New York, at the same time and travel directly north. One car travels one and one-half times as fast as the other. After 4 hours and 45 minutes, they are 95 miles apart. What is the speed of each car?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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_____________________rate___________time_________distance
FAST_________________r______________4%263%2F4________r%2A%284%263%2F4%29
SLOW_________________2r/3___________4%263%2F4________%282r%2F3%29%284%263%2F4%29
Total__________________________________________________95


Can you understand the data table, and is it enough for you to know what to do?

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two cars leave from Albany, New York, at the same time and travel directly north. One car travels one and one-half times as fast as the other. After 4 hours and 45 minutes, they are 95 miles apart. What is the speed of each car?
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Faster car's speed: highlight_green%2860%29 mph