SOLUTION: Two train stations, A and B, are 300km apart. Two trains leave A and B simultaneously and proceed at constant speeds to the other station. The train from A reaches station B nine h

Question 1120901: Two train stations, A and B, are 300km apart. Two trains leave A and B simultaneously and proceed at constant speeds to the other station. The train from A reaches station B nine hours after the trains have met, and the train from B reaches the station A four hours after the trains have met. Find the speed of each train.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let s[A] = train A痴 speed
Let s[B] = train B痴 speed
Let t = time in hrs for them to meet
= distance A travels until they meet
= distance B travels until they meet
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multiply both sides by

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