Question

12. Two cars started toward each other from 375 miles apart. The speed of one car was40 mph. It met the other car after 5 hours. What was the speed of the other car?AnswerMath in Employment Tests

Answer 1

Let's make a diagram to visualize the problem.

Let's find the distance covered by car A using the formula d = v*t.

`d_A=v\cdot t=40\cdot(mi)/(h)\cdot5h=200mi`

Car A covered 200 miles.

Subtract to obtain the distance covered by car B.

`d_B=375mi-200mi=175mi`

Then, we use the formula v = d/t to find the speed of car B.

`\begin{gathered} v_B=(d_B)/(t)=(175mi)/(5h) \\ v_B=35\text{mph} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the speed of the other car is 35 mph.