 Statement of the given problem,

o Vivian and Noelle leave the park at the same time but in opposite directions.
If Noelle travels 5 mph faster and after 8 hours, they are 146 miles apart, what
are their speeds in mph?
 Let VS & NS denote the required speeds (in mph) of Vivian & Noelle respectively.
 Hence from above data we get following relations,
o NS - VS = 5
o 8*(NS + VS) = 146
 or NS + VS = 18.25
 Therefore,
o VS = (18.25 - 5)/2 = 6.625 (mph) [Ans]
o NS = (18.25 + 5)/2 = 11.625 (mph) [Ans]