Two cars leave towns 360 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One car's rate is 12 kilometers per hou
r less than the other's. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of the slower car?
1 answer:
Let x = speed of the first car
the second car is 12 km slower so the seconds car speed is x-12
they each drove 2 hours so 1st car = 2x
2nd car = 2(x-12)
they drove 360 km
so you have 2x + 2(x-12) = 360
solve for x
2x+2(x-12) = 360
2x + 2x-24 = 360
4x-24 = 360
4x = 384
x = 384/4
x = 96
1st car drove at 96 km per hour
slower car drove at 96-12 = 84 km per hour
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