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Two cars, X and Y, started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for 2 hours, at which time they were 208 miles apart. If car X traveled, on average, 8 miles per hour faster than car Y, what was the average speed, in miles per hour, of car X for the 2-hour trip?

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          Two cars, X and Y, started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for 2 hours, at which time they were 208 miles apart. If car X traveled, on average, 8 miles per hour faster than car Y, what was the average speed, in miles per hour, of car X for the 2-hour trip?

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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Two cars, X and Y, started from the same point and traveled on a straight course in opposite directions for 2 hours, at which time they were 208 miles apart. If car X traveled, on average, 8 miles per hour faster than car Y, what was the average speed, in miles per hour, of car X for the 2-hour trip?