SOLUTION: Two trains are 444 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 15 mph. Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 4 hours.
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Question 620909: Two trains are 444 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 15 mph. Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 4 hours.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If they are going to meet in 4 hours, then the sum of their speeds must be 
miles per hour.
Since their speeds differ by 15 mph, we can say one is going 
mph and the other is going 
mph, so
Solve for , then calculate
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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