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

Question 612452: 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 ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi, 

Let r represent the speed the cattle train traveled:  D = rt

  r�18hr = 45mph�4hr

      = 10mph 

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