Two cars start out together from the same place. They travel in opposite directions, with one of them traveling 15 miles per hour faster than the other. After three hours, they are 435 miles apart How fast is each car traveling? The slower car travels atmiles per hour and the taster car travels atmiles per hour

Two cars start out together from the same place. They travel in opposite directions, with one of them traveling 15 miles per hour faster than the other. After three hours, they are 435 miles apart How fast is each car traveling? The slower car travels atmiles per hour and the taster car travels atmiles per hour

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

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