document.write( "Question 435520: A car travels 300 Km in the same time that a freight train travels 200 Km. The speed of the car is 20 Km/h more than the speed of the train. Find the speed of the car and the speed of the train. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #301454 by mananth(16946) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Freight train x 200 miles \n" ); document.write( "Car x 20 300 miles \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "t=d/r \n" ); document.write( "200/x=300/(x+20) \n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply \n" ); document.write( "200(x+20)=300*x \n" ); document.write( "200x+4000=300x \n" ); document.write( "300x-200x=4000 \n" ); document.write( "100x=4000 \n" ); document.write( "/100 \n" ); document.write( "x=40Freight train mph \n" ); document.write( "60 mph Car \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |