SOLUTION: A cattle train left Miami and traveled toward New York. 14 hours later a diesel train left traveling at 45 km/h in an effort to catch up to the cattle train. After traveling for fo

Question 389084: A cattle train left Miami and traveled toward New York. 14 hours later a diesel train left traveling at 45 km/h in an effort to catch up to the cattle train. After traveling for four hours the diesel train finally caught up. What was the cattle train's average speed?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
speed = distance � time
time cattle train took = 14 hours before the diesel train left plus the 4 hours the diesel train took to catch up.
distance = 4 hours * 45 km/hour (diesel train traveled to catch up
average speed of cattle train = 4*45/(14+4)=10 km/hr
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