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Car A is going 14 miles/hr faster than car B. Car A travels 400 miles. in the same time it takes car B to travel 300 miles. Find the speed of each car.

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Car A is going 14 miles/hr faster than car B. Car A travels 400 miles. in the same time it takes car B to travel 300 miles. Find the speed of each car.

let speed of B = x

=> x = 300/t

=> t = 300/x

speed of A = x + 14

=> x+14 = 400/t

=> t = 400/(x+14)

=> 300/x = 400/(x+14)

=> 3x + 42 = 4x

=> x = 42 miles/hr

speed of B = 42 miles/hr

speed of A = 56 miles/hr