SOLUTION: a passenger train travels 100 mph faster than a car. In the time it take the car to travel 140 miles the train can travel 340 mile find the speed of each

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Question 1031680: a passenger train travels 100 mph faster than a car. In the time it take the car to travel 140 miles
the train can travel 340 mile find the speed of each
Answer by ikleyn(52852)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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a passenger train travels 100 mph faster than a car. in the time it take the car to travel 140 miles
the train can travel 340 mile. Find the speed of each.
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The equation is 

 = ,   (1)

where "c" is the speed of car (in mph), now unknown.

To solve (1), multiply both sides by c*(c+100).

And so on . . .


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