Malcolm and Ravi raced each other. The average of their maximum speeds was 260 kmh. If doubled, Malcolm's maximum speed would be 80 kmh more than Ravi's maximum speed. What were Malcolm's and Ravi's maximum speeds?
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Speed of Malcolm is 280 kmh and speed of Ravi is 240 Kmh
1) Let the speed of Malcolm be x and speed of Ravi be y.
2) According to the first statement, (x+y)/2 = 260 or x+y = 520.
3) According to the second statement, 2x = 2y+ 80 or x = y+40.
4) Rearranging, x-y = 40.
5) Now we have two equations in two variables, solving these gives x = 280 and y = 240
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