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Two cars pass on a straight highway while traveling in opposite directions. One car is traveling 6 miles per hour faster than the other car. After 2.5 hours the two cars are 275 miles apart. Find the speed of each car.

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Answer:

1st car is 6mph 2nd car is 100mph

Explanation:

ans to first car is in the question

and just subtract total travelled distance of car 1 after 2.5 hours. then subtrct it from the total distance and with the remaining distance solve for speed of other car which is distance over time.

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