SOLUTION: the speed of a passenger train is 20 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. the passenger train travels 300 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 200 m

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Question 483336: the speed of a passenger train is 20 mph faster than the speed of a freight train. the passenger train travels 300 miles in the same time it takes the freight train to travel 200 miles. Find the speed of each train.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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300/n+20=200/n
300n=200n+4000
100n=4000
n=40
The freight train runs 40 mph. The passenger train runs 60 mph..