Could someone please help me?

Two cars traveled equal distances in different amounts of time. Car A traveled the distance in 4 h, and Car B traveled the distance in 4.5 h. Car B traveled 5 mph slower than Car A.

How fast did Car B travel?

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Could someone please help me?

Two cars traveled equal distances in different amounts of time. Car A traveled the distance in 4 h, and Car B traveled the distance in 4.5 h. Car B traveled 5 mph slower than Car A.
 
How fast did Car B travel?

anonymous · Answer

40mph :)

anonymous · Answer

Could you please tell me how to get the answer?

anonymous · Answer

4r = 4.5(r-5) 
22.5/.5 = r = 45mph
slower car traveled at 40 mph.
45 - 5 = 40 mph

toasty_the_robot · Answer

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