SOLUTION: The speed of train A is 20mph slower than train B. Train A travels 280 miles in the same time it takes train B to travel 180 miles, find the speed of each train. The speed of tr

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Question 339154: The speed of train A is 20mph slower than train B. Train A travels 280 miles in the same time it takes train B to travel 180 miles, find the speed of each train.
The speed of train A = ?
The speed of train B = ?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Train A is traveling slower than Train B.
Yet it covers 100 more miles than Train B in the same amount of time.
Something is wrong with the problem set up.
Please re-post.