SOLUTION: Two trains leave the same place at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One train travels 14 kph faster than the other. After 7 hours, the trains are 770 km apart. What

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Question 1074290: Two trains leave the same place at the same time and travel in opposite directions. One train travels 14 kph faster than the other. After 7 hours, the trains are 770 km apart. What is the speed of the slower train?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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7*(r + (r+14)) = 770,

14r + 98 = 770,

14r = 770 - 98 = 672  --->  r = 672%2F14 = 48 km%2Fh.

Answer. the speed of the slower train is 48 km%2Fh.

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