SOLUTION: A loaded truck is moving 40mi/h faster than a freight train. In the time that it takes the train to travel 150mi, the truck travels 350mi. What are their speeds?
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Question 362683: A loaded truck is moving 40mi/h faster than a freight train. In the time that it takes the train to travel 150mi, the truck travels 350mi. What are their speeds?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
350/(x + 40) = 150/(x - 40)
Solve equation for x.
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