SOLUTION: A cattle train and a diesel train left Berlin at the same time. The trains traveled in opposite directions. The diesel train traveled 0 km/h slower than the cattle train (so same

Question 1113506: A cattle train and a diesel train left Berlin at the same time. The trains traveled in opposite directions. The diesel train traveled 0 km/h slower than the cattle train (so same speed). After eight hours they were 1040 km apart. Find the cattle train's speed.
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Answer by ikleyn(52866) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer by greenestamps(13206) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The speeds are the same, so each train traveled 1040/2 = 520km.

Since the travel time was 8 hours, each train's speed was 520/8 = 65km/hr.

Answer: 65 km/hr
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