Two cars leave Denver at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One car travels 10 mi/h faster than the other car. The cars are 500 mi apart in 5 h. How fast is each car traveling?
A. 35 mi/h and 45 mi/h
B. 55 mi/h and 35 mi/h
C. 45 mi/h and 55 mi/h
D. 55 mi/h and 65 mi/h

Question

Two cars leave Denver at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One car travels 10 mi/h faster than the other car. The cars are 500 mi apart in 5 h. How fast is each car traveling?
A. 35 mi/h and 45 mi/h
B. 55 mi/h and 35 mi/h
C. 45 mi/h and 55 mi/h
D. 55 mi/h and 65 mi/h

johnweldon1993 · Answer

you just just do a simple guess and check....you know that B cannot be the answer because one of the cars is traveling 10mph faster than the other

so check each answerr....and you'll see the answer is?