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A car and a truck left Washington, DC traveling in opposite directions. The car traveled 19 miles per hour faster than the truck, and at the end of 8 hours they were 1048 miles apart. What was the average speed of each vehicle?
Truck speed be x Car travel at x+19 They travel in opposite directions so the separation is (x+x+19) * no. Of the hours 1048 = (2x+19)*8 X= ((1048/8)-19)/2 =56
Truck speed is 56 miles per hour Car speed is 56+19=75 miles per hour
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