document.write( "Question 529921: two high speed trains are 290 miles apart and traveling toward each other. They meet in 5 hours. If one train's speed is 10 miles faster per hour than the other, find the speed of each train. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #349785 by boilpoil(127) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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We could solve this using algebra:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let the speed of faster train be x
\n" ); document.write( "Then the speed of the slower train be x-10\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2B5%28x-10%29=290\"$ ---5x represents the distance traveled by the faster train, then 5(x-10) represents the distance traveled by the slower train, so the two distance equals 290 because they were once 290 miles away from each other
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5x%2B5x-50=290\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10x=340\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=34%28mph%29\"$ ---The mph here represents 'Miles per hour'\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " The speed of the slower train
\n" ); document.write( "=34-10
\n" ); document.write( "=24(mph) \n" ); document.write( "

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