SOLUTION: A passenger train leaves Charleston, WV, heading east at the same time a loaded coal train leaves Charleston heading west. The passenger train travels 23 mph faster than the coal t

SOLUTION: A passenger train leaves Charleston, WV, heading east at the same time a loaded coal train leaves Charleston heading west. The passenger train travels 23 mph faster than the coal t

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Question 810676: A passenger train leaves Charleston, WV, heading east at the same time a loaded coal train leaves Charleston heading west. The passenger train travels 23 mph faster than the coal train, and in 4 hours the two trains are 412 miles apart. What is the speed of each train
Can u please do guess and check
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4*x+4*(x+23)=412
x=40 coal train
x+23=63 mph passenger train

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