SOLUTION: If two trains leave New Haven traveling in opposite directions one is traveling at 75 miles per hour and they are 405 miles apart in 3 hours what speed is the second train travelin

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Question 337879: If two trains leave New Haven traveling in opposite directions one is traveling at 75 miles per hour and they are 405 miles apart in 3 hours what speed is the second train traveling at.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(12644) About Me  (Show Source):
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405/3=135 apart in one hr
135-75=60 mph

Answer by stanbon(57222) About Me  (Show Source):
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If two trains leave New Haven traveling in opposite directions one is traveling at 75 miles per hour and they are 405 miles apart in 3 hours what speed is the second train traveling at.
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Let the rate of the 2nd train be "x mph".
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The separation rate of the two trains is "75+x" mph
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Equation:
3(75+x) = 405
75+x = 135
x = 60 mph (speed of the 2nd train)
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Cheers,
Stan H.