Two cars traveling toward each other are 250 miles apart. car a is traveling 15 miles per hour faster than car b. the cars pass after 2 hours. how fast is each car traveling?

Let car  b be travelling at x  mph.  as they are travelling towards each other their speed of approach is (x + x + 15 ) mph.  So we have the equation

speed = distance / time

2x + 15 =  250 / 2

2x = 125 - 15 = 110

x = 55 mph

Car b travels at 55 mph and car a travels at 70 mph  Answer

let's solve your equation step-by-step.

4x+2=2x+12

step 1: subtract 2x from both sides.

4x+2−2x=2x+12−2x

2x+2=12

step 2: subtract 2 from both sides.

2x+2−2=12−2

2x=10

step 3: divide both sides by 2.

2x

2

=

10

2

x=5

step-by-step explanation: