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Conner is 156 miles away from Brayden. They are traveling towards each other. If Brayden travels 9 mph faster than Conner and they meet after 4 hours, how fast was each traveling?

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions

Section7.5: Solve Applications With Rational Equations

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