Question
An eastbound car is going 4 miles per hour faster than a westbound car. The cars are 208 miles apart
2 hours after passing each other on a highway. What is the speed, in miles per hour, of the eastbound car
2 hours after passing each other on a highway. What is the speed, in miles per hour, of the eastbound car
Answers
westbound ----- x mph
eastbound ------ x+4 mph
after 2 hrs, westbound car went 2x miles
after 2 hrs, easbound car went 2x + 8 miles
solve for x,
2x + 2x+8 = 208
eastbound ------ x+4 mph
after 2 hrs, westbound car went 2x miles
after 2 hrs, easbound car went 2x + 8 miles
solve for x,
2x + 2x+8 = 208
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