SOLUTION: Harry traveled 15 miles on the bus and then another 72 miles on a train. If the train was 18 miles per hour faster than the bus and the total trip took 2 hours, then what was the a

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Question 1102097: Harry traveled 15 miles on the bus and then another 72 miles on a train. If the train was 18 miles per hour faster than the bus and the total trip took 2 hours, then what was the average speed of the train?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39800) About Me  (Show Source):
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             SPEED      TIME          DISTANCE

BUS          r+18      15%2F%28r%2B18%29        15

TRAIN         r         72%2Fr            72

Total                    2


Solve the equation for r:
15%2F%28r%2B18%29%2B72%2Fr=2