SOLUTION: Two trains leave town 552 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other . One train travels 12km/h faster than the other. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of each
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Question 1040670: Two trains leave town 552 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other . One train travels 12km/h faster than the other. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of each train?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let r be the rate of one of the trains. The faster train would then be r+12. So:
2r+2(r+12)=552
4r=528
r=132
r+12=144 ☺☺☺☺
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