Problema Solution
Two cars leave at the same time from towns 460 miles apart and travel toward each other. They meet after 4 hours. Find the rate of each car if one travels 13 miles per hour faster than the other.
Answer provided by our tutors
let speeds of cars be x and (x+13) mph
since they travel towards each other
4x + 4(x+13) = 460
4x+ 4x +52 = 460
8x = 408
x = 51
speeds are 51 and 64 mph