SOLUTION: Two high-speed trains are 380 miles apart and traveling toward each other. They meet in 3 hours. If one​ train's speed is 15 miles per hour faster than the​ other, find the spe

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Question 1175430: Two high-speed trains are 380 miles apart and traveling toward each other. They meet in 3 hours. If one​ train's speed is 15 miles per hour faster than the​ other, find the speed of each train.
Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
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The full distance equation is


    3x + 3*(x+15) = 380  miles,


where x is the speed of the slow train.

You do the rest.


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These trains are not high-speed.