Sam left his house heading east, and his brother left two hours later heading west at a rate 5 mph faster than Sam. Six hours after Sam left, he and his brother were 600 miles apart. How fast was Sam traveling?

Let Sam's speed be x . First we formulate and equation in x by using the given data an then solve…

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Problem 441PT: Two planes leave Dallas at the same time. One heads east at a speed of 428 miles per hour. The other...

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Sam left his house heading east and his brother left two hours later heading west at a rate 5 mph faster than Sam. Six hours after Sam left, he and his brother were 600 miles apart. How fast was Sam traveling?