SOLUTION: Two trains are 495 miles apart. They travel toward each other. They pass each other 5hr later. If one train travels half as fast as the other, what are their rates? How far did the

Question 965447: Two trains are 495 miles apart. They travel toward each other. They pass each other 5hr later. If one train travels half as fast as the other, what are their rates? How far did the train travel?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the speeds of the trains be x and 2x respectively.
Distance=Speed*time
Distance covered by the first train in 5 hours=x(5)=5x
Distance covered by the second train in 5 hours=2x(5)=10x
Total distance covered=495 miles
5x+10x=495
15x=495
x=33 miles/hour
The speeds of the trains are 33 mph and 66 mph.
Distance covered by the first train=33(5)=165 miles
Distance covered by the second train=66(5)=330 miles
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