Problema Solution

Rick and Mike are roommates and leave Gainesville on Interstate 75 at the same time to visit their girlfriends for a long weekend. Rick travels north and Mike travels south. If Mike's average speed is 10 mph faster than Rick's, find the speed of each if they are 201 miles apart in 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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Relative speed = 201/1.5 = 134 mph

so, x+x+10 = 134

so, x= 62 mph

speed of Rick = 62 mph

speed of mike = 72 mph