SOLUTION: Two trains are 339 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 25 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 820740: Two trains are 339 miles apart, and their speeds differ by 25 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!
Think of one train as standing still and the other
approaching at the sum of their speeds
Let = the speed of the slower train in mi/hr
= the speed of the faster train in mi/hr
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The speed of the slower train is 44 mi/hr
The speed of the faster train is 69 mi/hr
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check:
Equation for slower train:
mi
Equation for faster train:
mi
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mi
OK
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