Question

Two cars travel at the same speed to different destinations. Car A reaches its destination in 12 minutes. Car B reaches its destination in 18 minutes. Car B travels 4 miles farther than Car A. How fast do the cars travel? Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Let's denote the speed of each car as v, and the distance that Car A travels as d. Then we can set up two equations based on the information given:

d = v * (12/60) (since Car A reaches its destination in 12 minutes)

d + 4 = v * (18/60) (since Car B travels 4 miles farther than Car A and reaches its destination in 18 minutes)

Simplifying the equations by multiplying both sides by 60 (to convert the minutes to hours) and canceling out v, we get:

12v = 60d

18v = 60d + 240

Subtracting the first equation from the second, we get:

6v = 240

Therefore:

v = 240/6 = 40

So the cars travel at a speed of 40 miles per hour.