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Two cars leave towns 320 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One car's rate is 18 kilometers per hour more than the other's. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of the
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Two cars leave towns 320 kilometers apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One car's rate is

18 kilometers per hour more than the other's. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of the faster car?

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find the distance covered by the first car
18kmph
2hours
2 times 18=36 miles

320-36=284 miles . that is the distance that the 2nd car has to cover in 2 hours
so
284/2=142 kmph

the faster car is 142kmph
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