Question

28.

Car A and car B are 120 km apart. If they move towards each other, they will meet in 1 hour. If they
move in the same direction, car A will catch up with car B in 5 hours. Find the speed of car A and
the speed of car B. (Assume that the speeds of the cars are constant.)​

Answer 1

let their speeds be x & y
Towards each other effective speed = x+y
t= d/r
120/(x+y) = 1
x+y=120..........................(1)
in the same direction effective speed = x-y
120/(x-y) =5
x-y = 24...................(2)
solve (1) & (2)
add
2x=144
x=72
you find out y