SOLUTION: a freight train runs 12 miles per hour than a passenger train it runs 65 miles in the same time that the passenger trains runs 165 miles. fine the rate of each train.
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Question 902531: a freight train runs 12 miles per hour than a passenger train it runs 65 miles in the same time that the passenger trains runs 165 miles. fine the rate of each train.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
65r = 165(r-12)
12*165 = 100r
12*165/100 = r
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