Question 505988
Let be x km/h the rate of the fastest car, then the rate of the slowest car will be x-16 km/h. The fastest car traveled 3x km and the slowest car traveled 3(x-16) km in the moment that they met each other. Since the distance between towns is
540 km we write the equation:
3x+3(x-16)=540, solving this equation we get x=98 km/h.
Answer: The rate of the fastest car is 98 km/h.