SOLUTION: Two trains are 351 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 21 mph. Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 3 hours
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Question 755969: Two trains are 351 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 21 mph. Find the speed of each train if they are traveling toward each other and will meet in 3 hours
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can think of one train as standing still and the
other one approaching at the sum of their speeds.
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Let the speed of the slower train = mi/hr
The speed of the faster train = mi/hr
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The speeds are 69 mi/hr and 48 mi/hr
check:
The faster train:
The slower train:
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mi
and
mi
OK
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