SOLUTION: A freight train takes 1 3/4 hours to get to the city. A passenger train averaging 56 mph faster takes only 45 minutes to cover the same distance. What is the average speed of the p

Question 984537: A freight train takes 1 3/4 hours to get to the city. A passenger train averaging 56 mph faster takes only 45 minutes to cover the same distance. What is the average speed of the passenger train?
I don't understand this problem because there is no given distance. I need help
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= speed of the freight train in miles per hour.
= speed of the passenger train in miles per hour.

A freight train going at for
covers a distance of .
A passenger train going at for
covers a distance of .
It is he same distance, so

--->---> .
The average speed of passenger train is .
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