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Two cars start at the same time, but travel in opposite directions. one car's average speed is 20 miles per hour (mph). at the end of 4 hours, the two cars are 320 miles apart. find the average speed in
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Two cars start at the same time, but travel in opposite directions. one car's average speed is 20 miles per hour (mph). at the end of 4 hours, the two cars are 320 miles apart. find the average speed in mph of the other car. (enter an exact number.)

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Let s= the speed of the other car. Think of this as one of the cars standing still and the other moving at the sum of their speeds. 350=(20+s)*4 350=80+4s 4s=350-80 4s=270 s=270/4 s=67.5 The average speed of the other car is 67.5 mi/hr.
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