. At exactly 5pm., Boyet left Pasay using his car. One  hour later, Joseph left the same place and rode a bus in the opposite direction at a speed of 40 kph less than that of Boyet. If they were 790 km apart at 11 p.m., how fast did each travel?

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1. At exactly 5pm., Boyet left Pasay using his car. One  hour later, Joseph left the same place and rode a bus in the opposite direction at a speed of 40 kph less than that of Boyet. If they were 790 km apart at 11 p.m., how fast did each travel? 

 

2. Two taxicabs left the company's garage and traveled in opposite directions. One taxi leaves at 6 am with an average speed of 60 kph. The other cab leaves at 7 am with an average speed of 50 kph. At what time will they be 225 km apart?

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