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Answer:
The first car was traveling 70 mph, while the second was driving 50 mph.
Step-by-step explanation:
Set the cars as a proportion:
X represents the speed of the second car. By cross multiplying, you get the following equation:
You solve by distributing 150 to get 210x = 150x + 3000.
Solving for x gets you 50.
That means the first car was going at 50 mph. Adding 20, you get 70 as the speed for the second car.
By rearranging x = 7y - 5 to make y the subject, we get
x + 5 = 7y ( By transposition method )
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