SOLUTION: two trains are 330 miles apart and their speeds differ by 40 mph they travel toward each other and meet in three hours find the speed of each train

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Question 1112063: two trains are 330 miles apart and their speeds differ by 40 mph they travel toward each other and meet in three hours find the speed of each train
Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source):
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Distance + distance = total distance 3r + 3*(r+40) = 330 3r + 3r + 120 = 330 6r = 330 - 120 = 210 ====> r = = 35. Answer. The slower train rate is 35 mph. The faster train rate is 35+40 = 75 mph.

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