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