SOLUTION: Two trains heading toward each other are 400 miles apart. One train travels 15 miles per hour faster than the other train. If they arrive at the same station in 5 hours, how fast i
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Question 795819: Two trains heading toward each other are 400 miles apart. One train travels 15 miles per hour faster than the other train. If they arrive at the same station in 5 hours, how fast is each train traveling?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x+5(x+15)=400
10x+75=400
10x=400-75
10x=325
x=325/10
x=32.5 mph
x+15=47.5 mph
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(47.5+32.5)(5)=400
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