Let the slower cars speed equal X.
The faster cars speed would be X+5 ( 5 mph faster).
They traveled for 3 hours
Multiply the time of travel by speed to equal the number of miles traveled.
So you have:
3X + 3(X+5) = 267 miles
Simplify the left side:
3X + 3X+15 = 267
Combine like terms:
6x + 15 = 267
Subtract 15 from each side"
6x = 252
Divide each side by 6:
x = 252 / 6
X = 42
The slower car was traveling at 42 mph and the faster car was traveling at 47 mph.
Answer:<span> =<span><span><span><span><span>x4</span>+<span>15<span>x3</span></span></span>−<span>77<span>x2</span></span></span>+<span>14x</span></span>−<span>40</span></span></span>
Subsitute -4y for x
-4y+6y=18
2y=18
divide both sides by 2
y=9
sub back
x=-4y
x=-4(9)
x=-36
(x,y)
(9,-36)
They are congruent:)<span />
