Carter left Town A at noon, driving toward Town B at an average speed of 50 mph. At 12:30 P.M., Max headed from Town B to Town A along the same road. At 3 P.M., they met each other along the way, and Carter realized that he had completed 60% of his journey.

Question

A:How far was Town A from Town B?

B:At what speed was Max traveling?

Answer 1

So when they met, Carter had traveled for 3 hours and Max had traveled 2.5 hrs.
let Max's speed be x mph

Carter's distance = 150 miles
Max's distance = 2.5x

.60(150+2.5x) = 150
90 + 1.5x = 150
1.5x = 60
x = 40

a) distance between towns = 150 + 2.5(40)
= 250 miles

b) Max's speed is 40 mph

Answer 2

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