Steve and carol live 405 miles apart, they start at the same time and travel toward each other, Steve speed is 6mph greater than

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carols. If they meet in 2.5 hours, find their speed

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babymother [125] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-12T07:32:45+03:00

Answer:

Speed of Carol is 78 mph and that of Steve is 84 mph.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the speed of Carol is x mph and that of Steve is (x + 6) mph.

If they move towards each other with that speed, then the resultant speed will be (x + x + 6) = (2x + 6) mph

With this resultant speed, they cover 405 miles in 2.5 hours.

So, $2x + 6 = \frac{405}{2.5} = 162$

⇒ 2x = 156

⇒ x = 78 mph

So, speed of Carol is 78 mph and that of Steve is (78 + 6) = 84 mph. (Answer)