SOLUTION: A train traveling at 60 m.p.h,Arrives at a station 100 miles away 15 min later than schedule At what speed should it travel to arrive exactly on time?

Question 1035939: A train traveling at 60 m.p.h,Arrives at a station 100 miles away 15 min later than schedule At what speed should it travel to arrive exactly on time?
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A train traveling at 60 m.p.h,Arrives at a station 100 miles away 15 min later than schedule
At what speed should it travel to arrive exactly on time?
Find the actual time of the train
= 1
change 15 min to
1 - = 1.4167 hr is the desired time
Let s = the desired speed
= 1.4167
s =
s = 70.6 mph
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