At 2:00 p.m. two cars start toward each other from towns 240 miles apart if the rate of one car is 10mph faster than the other, how fast does each car go if they meet at 5:00 P.M. If 3x represents the distance of the slower car traveled then which expression represents the distance the faster car traveled

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At 2:00 p.m. two cars start toward each other from towns 240 miles apart if the rate of one car is 10mph faster than the other,  how fast does each car go if they meet at 5:00 P.M. If 3x represents the distance of the slower car traveled then which expression represents the distance the faster car traveled

anonymous · Answer

(x+10)*3+3*x=240
x=35
x+10=45

anonymous · Answer

slower car rate = 105/3 = 35 mph
faster car rate = 35+10 = 45 mph