Question

Two cars start at the same time, but travel in opposite directions. One car's average speed is 80 miles per hour (mph). At the end of 2 hours, the two cars are 220 miles apart. Find the average speed in mph of the other car.

Answer 1

The speed of an object is the relationship between the distance covered by the object and the time taken. Thus, the average speed of the other car is 30 mph.

The speed of an object is the relationship between the distance covered by the object and the time taken. The expression for speed is given as;

speed = $\frac{distance covered}{time taken}$

⇒ distance = speed x time taken

In the given question, the distance of the first car after 2 hours can be determined as:

distance = 80 mph x 2 h

              = 160 miles

The distance covered by the first car after 2 hours is 160 miles.

Thus, since the total distance between the two cars after 2 hours is 220 miles, then;

distance covered by the second car = 220 miles - 160 miles

                                                          = 60 miles

The distance covered by the second car is 60 miles.

So that the average speed of the other car is;

speed = $\frac{60}{2}$

           = 30 mph

The average speed is 30 miles per hour (mph).

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