SOLUTION: Scott noted that the fast freight train left at noon and arrived there at 6 p.m. The next day he realized that the slow freight had made the same trip in 8 hours. What was the spee

Question 357606: Scott noted that the fast freight train left at noon and arrived there at 6 p.m. The next day he realized that the slow freight had made the same trip in 8 hours. What was the speed of the slow freight if the speed of the fast freight was 60 miles per hour?
Answer by neatmath(302) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To solve this problem, we will use the formula distance=rate*time or

For the fast train, we know that

fast train

miles

Since the two distances traveled by the two trains are equal, we now know

slow train

Thus, the slow freight train traveled at 45 miles per hour.

I hope this helps!

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