Two automobiles are leaving from the same point and are traveling in opposite directions. One is going 10 miles per hour faster than the other is. After traveling two hours, they are 160 miles apart. What is the speed of the slower automobile?

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Two automobiles are leaving from the same point and are traveling
in opposite directions. One is going 10 miles per hour faster than the
other is. After traveling two hours, they are 160 miles apart. What is
the speed of the slower automobile?

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