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Two cars start at the same time, but travel in opposite directions. One car's average speed is 30 miles per hour (mph). At the end of 4 hours, the two cars are 400 miles ap…

Two cars start at the same time, but travel in opposite directions. One car's average speed is 30 miles per hour (mph). At the end of 4 hours, the two cars are 400 miles ap…
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Two cars start at the same time, but travel in opposite directions. One car's average speed is 30 miles per hour (mph). At the end of 4 hours, the two cars are 400 miles apart. Find the average speed in mph of the other car.

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30 (miles) times 4 (hours) equals to 120 miles. 400 miles minus 120 miles equals 280 miles (distance the other car has driven). 280 divided by 4 (because we want to find the speed for only one hour) equals 70 miles.
The average speed of the other car is 70 mph
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