document.write( "Question 324276: The speed of a passenger train 20 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. The passenger train travels 340 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 240 miles. Find the speed of each train.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #232133 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate*Time=Distance \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let Vf be the speed of the freight train. \n" ); document.write( "Let Vp be the speed of the passenger train. \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Substitute into eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " |