Problema Solution

Kelly and Tom started walking from the same starting point but in the opposite directions along a straight path. Kelly's average speed was 4km/h faster than Tom's. After walking for 3hours, they were 40km apart. What was Kelly's average speed?

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Let tom's travelled distance=x

Kelly's =40-x

(40-x)/3-x/3=4

40-2x=12

2x=28

x=14

kelly's average speed was= 26km/h